Eddie Cochran — Artist · desert is.land

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
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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

Eddie Cochran

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

4

Decades seen

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Castaway · 22 March 1987

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

·Michael Parkinson

22°04′S 172°53′W

James Herbert

Castaway · 14 September 1986Michael Parkinson

23°52′S 130°25′W

Harvey Smith

Castaway · 13 February 1971Roy Plomley

Eddie Cochran — Artist · desert is.land