Dooley Wilson

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

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alexander McCall Smith
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Jack Higgins
Marguerite Wolff
Patrick Lichfield
Pinky Lilani
Robert Stephens
Umberto Eco

Pinky Lilani
Castaway · 8 January 2017Kirsty Young
Alexander McCall Smith
Castaway · 19 June 2005Sue Lawley
Marguerite Wolff

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 · 15 November 2002

·Sue Lawley

Clarissa Dickson Wright

21°32′S 017°37′W

Clarissa Dickson Wright

Castaway · 21 November 1999Sue Lawley

Umberto Eco

00°02′S 105°02′W

Umberto Eco

Castaway · 12 November 1995Sue Lawley

Jack Higgins

01°46′S 085°55′W

Jack Higgins

Castaway · 12 December 1981Roy Plomley

Patrick Lichfield

11°20′S 177°35′W

Patrick Lichfield

Castaway · 31 October 1981Roy Plomley

Robert Stephens

01°48′S 070°47′W

Robert Stephens

Castaway · 3 February 1979Roy Plomley

Dooley Wilson — Artist · desert is.land