Dire Straits — Artist · desert is.land

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

Dire Straits

27 episodes

Chosen over the decades

27

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Jones
Anne Fine
David Davis MP
David Gower
Dennis Taylor
Frances Edmonds
Gabby Logan
Gary Lineker
Gerry Robinson
Jean Rook
Joanne Harris
John Lloyd
Lynda La Plante
Mairi Hedderwick
Mark Johnston
Michael Lewis
Peter Schmeichel
Professor Hugh Montgomery
Professor Sue Black
Raymond Blanc
Rowan Atkinson
Sir Philip Craven
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Susan Blackmore
more

Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Castaway · 16 November 2025Lauren Laverne
Gabby Logan
Castaway · 15 January 2023Lauren Laverne
Joanne Harris

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 · 7 November 2021

·Lauren Laverne

Peter Schmeichel

05°01′S 120°32′W

Peter Schmeichel

Castaway · 31 October 2021Lauren Laverne

09°46′S 156°10′W

Mark Johnston

Castaway · 21 June 2020Lauren Laverne

08°31′S 073°43′W

Michael Lewis

Castaway · 12 January 2020Lauren Laverne

00°30′S 159°44′W

Tim Martin

Castaway · 3 December 2017Kirsty Young

Sir Philip Craven

00°58′S 052°22′W

Sir Philip Craven

Castaway · 4 December 2016Kirsty Young

Professor Sue Black

16°38′S 163°41′W

Professor Sue Black

Castaway · 18 October 2015Kirsty Young

Mairi Hedderwick

08°22′S 035°44′W

Mairi Hedderwick

Castaway · 2 March 2014Kirsty Young

Professor Hugh Montgomery

17°24′S 061°08′W

Professor Hugh Montgomery

Castaway · 23 February 2014Kirsty Young

17°36′S 096°22′W

John Lloyd

Castaway · 18 November 2012Kirsty Young

05°11′S 049°57′W

David Davis MP

Castaway · 16 November 2008Kirsty Young

22°55′S 089°02′W

Anne Fine

Castaway · 16 December 2001Sue Lawley

Susan Blackmore

11°25′S 106°03′W

Susan Blackmore

Castaway · 3 May 1998Sue Lawley

09°15′S 143°21′W

Gerry Robinson

Castaway · 2 June 1996Sue Lawley

Lynda La Plante

22°35′S 159°32′W

Lynda La Plante

Castaway · 23 October 1994Sue Lawley

13°52′S 082°27′W

Raymond Blanc

Castaway · 20 September 1992Sue Lawley

10°58′S 003°41′W

Will Carling

Castaway · 10 May 1992Sue Lawley

02°31′S 118°05′W

Gary Lineker

Castaway · 30 September 1990Sue Lawley

18°44′S 145°38′W

Jean Rook

Castaway · 15 July 1990Sue Lawley

18°52′S 029°55′W

Rowan Atkinson

Castaway · 15 May 1988Michael Parkinson

Frances Edmonds

06°49′S 063°04′W

Frances Edmonds

Castaway · 9 August 1987Michael Parkinson

Virginia Holgate

07°06′S 019°17′W

Virginia Holgate

Castaway · 10 August 1986Michael Parkinson

23°35′S 110°45′W

Dennis Taylor

Castaway · 2 February 1986Michael Parkinson

21°30′S 054°18′W

David Gower

Castaway · 14 January 1984Roy Plomley

15°25′S 099°58′W

Alan Jones

Castaway · 5 September 1981Roy Plomley

Dire Straits — Artist · desert is.land