Dame Janet Baker — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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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
Long wave 198 kHz
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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Dame Janet Baker

29 episodes

Chosen over the decades

29

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Allan Ahlberg
Antonia Fraser
Bishop Trevor Huddleston
Earl of Harewood
Emma Bridgewater
Eric Shilling
John Copley
Jude Kelly
Kaye Webb
Kiri Te Kanawa
Len Deighton
Martin Gilbert
Mary Beard
Mary O'Hara
Most Rev Robert Runcie
Neville Marriner
Patricia Routledge
P D James
Peter Ustinov
Roy Hattersley
Rt Hon Shirley Williams
Russell Harty
Sir Cecil Beaton
Sir John Betjeman
more

Emma Bridgewater
Castaway · 27 November 2016Kirsty Young
Sir Sydney Kentridge
Castaway · 31 March 2013Kirsty Young
Tidjane Thiam
Castaway · 4 November 2012

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

03°35′S 024°47′W

Mary Beard

Castaway · 31 January 2010Kirsty Young

23°57′S 059°19′W

John Copley

Castaway · 3 January 2010Kirsty Young

20°09′S 023°33′W

Allan Ahlberg

Castaway · 14 November 2008Kirsty Young

01°22′S 083°04′W

Antonia Fraser

Castaway · 27 July 2008Kirsty Young

16°12′S 094°52′W

Jude Kelly

Castaway · 5 May 2002Sue Lawley

Patricia Routledge

18°27′S 117°25′W

Patricia Routledge

Castaway · 8 August 1999Sue Lawley

05°26′S 031°44′W

Kaye Webb

Castaway · 30 May 1993Sue Lawley

Most Rev Robert Runcie

23°17′S 019°51′W

Most Rev Robert Runcie

Castaway · 1 January 1989Sue Lawley

Bishop Trevor Huddleston

19°30′S 136°12′W

Bishop Trevor Huddleston

Castaway · 25 September 1988Michael Parkinson

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

14°33′S 084°21′W

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

Castaway · 23 March 1986Michael Parkinson

11°06′S 109°10′W

Roy Hattersley

Castaway · 26 January 1986Michael Parkinson

00°18′S 117°49′W

Sir John Burgh

Castaway · 8 December 1984Roy Plomley

18°34′S 054°15′W

P D James

Castaway · 20 November 1982Roy Plomley

18°38′S 039°45′W

Martin Gilbert

Castaway · 9 January 1982Roy Plomley

14°02′S 026°00′W

Eric Shilling

Castaway · 30 May 1981Roy Plomley

Sir John Gielgud

01°12′S 094°20′W

Sir John Gielgud

Castaway · 16 May 1981Roy Plomley

08°55′S 138°00′W

Russell Harty

Castaway · 21 March 1981Roy Plomley

01°36′S 118°49′W

Mary O'Hara

Castaway · 7 February 1981Roy Plomley

Neville Marriner

20°05′S 041°37′W

Neville Marriner

Castaway · 13 December 1980Roy Plomley

11°26′S 012°17′W

Tom Conti

Castaway · 22 November 1980Roy Plomley

08°05′S 105°32′W

Kiri Te Kanawa

Castaway · 8 March 1980Roy Plomley

Sir Cecil Beaton

22°31′S 013°52′W

Sir Cecil Beaton

Castaway · 26 January 1980Roy Plomley

02°57′S 018°28′W

Peter Ustinov

Castaway · 19 November 1977Roy Plomley

05°16′S 023°57′W

Len Deighton

Castaway · 19 June 1976Roy Plomley

Sir John Betjeman

07°36′S 141°06′W

Sir John Betjeman

Castaway · 12 April 1975Roy Plomley

Earl of Harewood

00°42′S 167°04′W

Earl of Harewood

Castaway · 25 December 1965Roy Plomley

Dame Janet Baker — Artist · desert is.land