Diana Ross

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

13 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Billie Jean King
Clive Oppenheimer
Dame Sue Campbell
Denise Lewis
Gillian Lynne
Graham Norton
Kay Mellor
Maggie Alphonsi
Pat McGrath
Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Richard Curtis
Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP
Tracey Thorn

Maggie Alphonsi
Castaway · 17 August 2025Lauren Laverne
Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Castaway · 18 May 2025Lauren Laverne
Clive Oppenheimer

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 · 18 February 2024

·Lauren Laverne

Dame Sue Campbell

16°39′S 167°23′W

Dame Sue Campbell

Castaway · 19 January 2020Lauren Laverne

Pat McGrath

06°46′S 126°23′W

Pat McGrath

Castaway · 19 May 2019Lauren Laverne

Tracey Thorn

03°12′S 034°27′W

Tracey Thorn

Castaway · 18 November 2018Lauren Laverne

Billie Jean King

15°33′S 092°04′W

Billie Jean King

Castaway · 15 July 2018Kirsty Young

Kay Mellor

10°16′S 072°49′W

Kay Mellor

Castaway · 29 October 2017Kirsty Young

Denise Lewis

01°35′S 043°29′W

Denise Lewis

Castaway · 5 February 2012Kirsty Young

Graham Norton

05°51′S 093°08′W

Graham Norton

Castaway · 2 May 2004Sue Lawley

Richard Curtis

13°34′S 069°29′W

Richard Curtis

Castaway · 28 February 1999Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP

11°22′S 113°10′W

Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP

Castaway · 5 November 1995Sue Lawley

Gillian Lynne

12°43′S 043°16′W

Gillian Lynne

Castaway · 11 July 1981Roy Plomley

Diana Ross — Artist · desert is.land