Donna Summer

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

10 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Carr
Bruce Fogle
Dame Elish Angiolini
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Jacqueline Gold
Liz Carr
Omar Sharif
Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Robin Cousins
Tracey Emin

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Castaway · 18 May 2025Lauren Laverne
Liz Carr
Castaway · 19 March 2023Lauren Laverne
Alan Carr
Castaway · 23 December 2018

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

·Lauren Laverne

Jacqueline Gold

13°40′S 111°51′W

Jacqueline Gold

Castaway · 28 October 2018Lauren Laverne

Dame Elish Angiolini

15°05′S 079°24′W

Dame Elish Angiolini

Castaway · 9 February 2014Kirsty Young

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

07°03′S 022°43′W

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Castaway · 26 July 2009Kirsty Young

Tracey Emin

19°42′S 156°33′W

Tracey Emin

Castaway · 28 November 2004Sue Lawley

Bruce Fogle

07°57′S 116°26′W

Bruce Fogle

Castaway · 19 August 2001Sue Lawley

Robin Cousins

12°56′S 127°57′W

Robin Cousins

Castaway · 3 January 1981Roy Plomley

Omar Sharif

02°45′S 134°48′W

Omar Sharif

Castaway · 14 January 1978Roy Plomley

Donna Summer — Artist · desert is.land