Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Long wave 198 kHz
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

10 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Antonia Fraser
Biddy Baxter
Gemma Jones
George Guest
Jeffrey Archer
Professor Glyn Daniel
Professor Sharon Peacock
Ronald Lockley
Simon Armitage
Sir John Wilson
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Professor Sharon Peacock
Castaway · 21 May 2023Lauren Laverne
Simon Armitage
Castaway · 10 May 2020Lauren Laverne
Antonia Fraser

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Find a castaway
Most requested
Browse the archive
About

Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
Report a fault

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 27 July 2008

·Kirsty Young

Sir John Wilson

19°28′S 076°34′W

Sir John Wilson

Castaway · 8 May 1994Sue Lawley

Professor Glyn Daniel

18°03′S 041°15′W

Professor Glyn Daniel

Castaway · 7 November 1981Roy Plomley

Jeffrey Archer

16°34′S 092°25′W

Jeffrey Archer

Castaway · 31 January 1981Roy Plomley

Ronald Lockley

05°41′S 066°31′W

Ronald Lockley

Castaway · 4 October 1980Roy Plomley

Gemma Jones

04°09′S 165°56′W

Gemma Jones

Castaway · 11 December 1976Roy Plomley

George Guest

00°18′S 143°32′W

George Guest

Castaway · 31 July 1976Roy Plomley

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

07°21′S 117°18′W

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Castaway · 20 December 1969Roy Plomley

Choir of St John's College, Cambridge — Artist · desert is.land