David Oistrakh

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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David Oistrakh — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

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Anthony Quayle
Dinsdale Landen
James Bolam
Julie Andrews
Ken Sykora
Lucia Popp
Molly Weir
Stephen Hawking

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Castaway · 25 December 1992Sue Lawley
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews on losing the film role of Eliza Doolittle to Audrey Hepburn
Castaway · 18 October 1992Sue Lawley

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

Lucia Popp

Lucia Popp on how bears could make loneliness bearable

Castaway · 8 May 1982Roy Plomley

Dinsdale Landen

17°36′S 171°38′W

Dinsdale Landen

Dinsdale Landen on seeing Paul Schofield play Alexander the Great

Castaway · 16 December 1978Roy Plomley

Molly Weir

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Molly Weir

Molly Weir on coming second in a talent contest

Castaway · 8 October 1977Roy Plomley

James Bolam

07°42′S 047°22′W

James Bolam

James Bolam on having his on-screen family murdered while being assessed for a comedy part

Castaway · 12 March 1977Roy Plomley

Anthony Quayle

03°22′S 068°28′W

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle on his first taste of money from a musical sketch with Naylor Grimson

Castaway · 6 November 1976Roy Plomley

Ken Sykora

02°25′S 140°58′W

Ken Sykora

Ken Sykora on telling his students his guitarist persona was his twin brother

Castaway · 22 January 1962Roy Plomley

Stephen Hawking

Julie Andrews

Dinsdale Landen

Molly Weir

James Bolam

Anthony Quayle

Ken Sykora