Flanders and Swann — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Flanders and Swann

21 episodes

Chosen over the decades

21

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dr W E Shewell-Cooper
George Martin
Léon Goossens
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Malcolm Bradbury
Mary Midgley
Max Hastings
Miss Read
Most Rev Rt Hon Stuart Blanch
Nina Campbell
Pam Ayres
Phil Drabble
Professor Angela Gallop
Professor Averil Mansfield
Professor Jean Golding
Professor Peter Hennessy
Quentin Blake
Rt Hon Mo Mowlam MP
Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP
Sir Sydney Kentridge
Tony Benn

Professor Peter Hennessy
Castaway · 7 May 2023Lauren Laverne
Professor Jean Golding
Castaway · 18 November 2022Lauren Laverne
Professor Angela Gallop

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 · 30 October 2022

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Sir Sydney Kentridge

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Sir Sydney Kentridge

Castaway · 31 March 2013Kirsty Young

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Castaway · 7 March 2010Kirsty Young

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Quentin Blake

Castaway · 1 October 2006Kirsty Young

06°24′S 061°09′W

Mary Midgley

Castaway · 20 November 2005Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Mo Mowlam MP

08°07′S 157°47′W

Rt Hon Mo Mowlam MP

Castaway · 21 March 1999Sue Lawley

17°01′S 086°17′W

Nina Campbell

Castaway · 16 March 1997Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP

01°48′S 048°15′W

Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP

Castaway · 3 October 1993Sue Lawley

10°01′S 052°29′W

Tony Benn

Castaway · 15 January 1989Sue Lawley

19°34′S 122°48′W

Max Hastings

Castaway · 15 June 1986Michael Parkinson

Malcolm Bradbury

16°41′S 107°14′W

Malcolm Bradbury

Castaway · 20 August 1983Roy Plomley

05°31′S 039°54′W

George Martin

Castaway · 31 July 1982Roy Plomley

18°26′S 072°35′W

Pam Ayres

Castaway · 29 September 1979Roy Plomley

19°02′S 090°08′W

Phil Drabble

Castaway · 10 December 1977Roy Plomley

20°10′S 038°49′W

Miss Read

Castaway · 2 July 1977Roy Plomley

Most Rev Rt Hon Stuart Blanch

07°35′S 005°41′W

Most Rev Rt Hon Stuart Blanch

Castaway · 3 July 1976Roy Plomley

Dr W E Shewell-Cooper

17°12′S 000°21′W

Dr W E Shewell-Cooper

Castaway · 10 April 1965Roy Plomley

18°47′S 006°33′W

Léon Goossens

Castaway · 15 February 1960Roy Plomley

Flanders and Swann — Artist · desert is.land