Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
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

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Charles Causley
Earl of Harewood
Kevin Whately
Magnus Magnusson
Martina Navratilova
Robert Powell
Sir Francis McLean
Vivienne Westwood

Martina Navratilova
Castaway · 8 July 2012Kirsty Young
Kevin Whately
Castaway · 15 September 1996Sue Lawley
Vivienne Westwood

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 · 28 June 1992

·Sue Lawley

Charles Causley

13°52′S 010°57′W

Charles Causley

Castaway · 1 December 1979Roy Plomley

Robert Powell

08°34′S 144°14′W

Robert Powell

Castaway · 6 January 1979Roy Plomley

Magnus Magnusson

13°38′S 174°34′W

Magnus Magnusson

Castaway · 23 April 1977Roy Plomley

Sir Francis McLean

07°55′S 044°44′W

Sir Francis McLean

Castaway · 12 August 1968Roy Plomley

Earl of Harewood

00°42′S 167°04′W

Earl of Harewood

Castaway · 25 December 1965Roy Plomley

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land