Feodor Chaliapin

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

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alice Delysia
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Bransby Williams
Kyra Vayne
Leonide Massine
Wilfred Thesiger

Kyra Vayne
Castaway · 24 March 1996Sue Lawley
Wilfred Thesiger
Castaway · 6 October 1979Roy Plomley
Leonide Massine
Castaway · 22 April 1972

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

·Roy Plomley

Alice Delysia

02°47′S 089°49′W

Alice Delysia

Castaway · 12 February 1972Roy Plomley

Benno Moiseiwitsch

09°12′S 169°08′W

Benno Moiseiwitsch

Castaway · 27 October 1958Roy Plomley

Bransby Williams

20°49′S 006°29′W

Bransby Williams

Castaway · 4 November 1957Roy Plomley

Feodor Chaliapin — Artist · desert is.land

Kyra Vayne

Wilfred Thesiger

Leonide Massine

Alice Delysia

Benno Moiseiwitsch

Bransby Williams