Fairport Convention

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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

Fairport Convention — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Lindsey Hilsum
Lindsey Hilsum on impersonating a Red Cross worker
Castaway · 30 March 2025Lauren Laverne
Stephen Mangan
Stephen Mangan on being inspected with a magnifying glass by Sue Townsend
Castaway · 9 February 2025Lauren 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

David Nicholls on the passage from Tess of the d'Urbervilles that inspired One Day

Castaway · 21 July 2024Lauren Laverne

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Paul Greengrass on Doreen Lawrence fixing him with a steely look

Castaway · 17 September 2017Kirsty Young

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Jane Campbell on the doctor who presumed she wouldn't want to be resuscitated

Castaway · 5 August 2012Kirsty Young