Fela Kuti

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

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anthony Joshua
Bernardine Evaristo
Colin Firth
Dan Pearson
David Olusoga
Dorothy Byrne
Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Yinka Shonibare

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Castaway · 18 May 2025Lauren Laverne
Anthony Joshua
Castaway · 23 June 2024Lauren Laverne
David Olusoga

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 · 10 January 2021

·Lauren Laverne

Bernardine Evaristo

19°44′S 092°20′W

Bernardine Evaristo

Castaway · 20 September 2020Lauren Laverne

Dorothy Byrne

10°43′S 040°11′W

Dorothy Byrne

Castaway · 1 March 2020Lauren Laverne

Yinka Shonibare

09°31′S 091°46′W

Yinka Shonibare

Castaway · 13 March 2016Kirsty Young

Dan Pearson

12°30′S 140°27′W

Dan Pearson

Castaway · 8 February 2015Kirsty Young

Colin Firth

19°41′S 028°32′W

Colin Firth

Castaway · 4 December 2005Sue Lawley

Fela Kuti — Artist · desert is.land