Coldplay — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Coldplay — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Coldplay

18 episodes

Chosen over the decades

17

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dame Ellen MacArthur
Danielle de Niese
David Nott
Dr Sue Black
Ellie Simmonds
Gordon Ramsay
John Caudwell
Jo Malone
Kevin Sinfield
Michael Eavis
Paul Hollywood
Professor Dame Carol Robinson
Professor Stephen Westaby
Simon Pegg
Sir Ben Ainslie
Sir David Frost
Sir Michael Caine

Professor Stephen Westaby
Castaway · 15 March 2026Lauren Laverne
Professor Dame Carol Robinson
Castaway · 10 August 2025Lauren Laverne
Simon Pegg

desert is.land

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

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Broadcasting since 1942
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An unofficial archive companion
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 14 May 2023

·Lauren Laverne

01°16′S 166°33′W

Kevin Sinfield

Castaway · 9 October 2022Lauren Laverne

11°25′S 050°58′W

Ellie Simmonds

Castaway · 22 May 2022Lauren Laverne

03°19′S 113°19′W

John Caudwell

Castaway · 23 January 2022Lauren Laverne

Danielle de Niese

19°36′S 058°03′W

Danielle de Niese

Castaway · 16 September 2018Kirsty Young

06°47′S 100°38′W

Dr Sue Black

Castaway · 20 May 2018Kirsty Young

17°09′S 045°11′W

David Nott

Castaway · 5 June 2016Kirsty Young

13°01′S 067°43′W

Paul Hollywood

Castaway · 29 March 2015Kirsty Young

16°08′S 105°55′W

Jo Malone

Castaway · 11 January 2015Kirsty Young

Sir Ben Ainslie

13°46′S 096°40′W

Sir Ben Ainslie

Castaway · 26 January 2014Kirsty Young

10°38′S 167°42′W

Ant and Dec

Castaway · 29 December 2013Kirsty Young

Sir Michael Caine

16°25′S 016°24′W

Sir Michael Caine

Castaway · 20 December 2009Kirsty Young

Dame Ellen MacArthur

02°39′S 141°47′W

Dame Ellen MacArthur

Castaway · 4 October 2009Kirsty Young

11°07′S 176°09′W

Michael Eavis

Castaway · 30 November 2008Kirsty Young

Sir David Frost

08°20′S 020°24′W

Sir David Frost

Castaway · 27 November 2005Sue Lawley

23°55′S 138°32′W

Gordon Ramsay

Castaway · 31 March 2002Sue Lawley