Electric Light Orchestra

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

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

Electric Light Orchestra — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Tim Peake
Tim Peake on making a heart sign to his sons moments before launch
Castaway · 24 January 2021Lauren Laverne
Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman on the free portion of chips that told him he'd made it
Castaway · 25 October 2020Lauren Laverne

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

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

Russell T Davies on the eight years he cared for his partner

Castaway · 3 November 2019Lauren Laverne

20°02′S 161°52′W

Stuart Rose on his father being adopted by a Quaker lady named Nona Ransom

Castaway · 22 November 2009Kirsty Young

12°21′S 008°21′W

Chris Evans on walking out of school after a teacher punched him

Castaway · 6 November 2005Sue Lawley