Dolly Parton — 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

Dolly Parton

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

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Castaway · 22 December 2013

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

12°12′S 034°26′W

Hilary Devey

Castaway · 28 October 2012Kirsty Young

21°35′S 163°12′W

Sir Gulam Noon

Castaway · 7 March 2004Sue Lawley

Dolly Parton — Artist · desert is.land