George Michael

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
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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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8 episodes

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2010s

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Wayne McGregor

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Castaway · 11 August 2024Lauren Laverne
Jo Fairley
Castaway · 11 August 2019Lauren Laverne
Trevor Sorbie

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
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Transmission

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

Castaway · 3 March 2019

·Lauren Laverne

Stella McCartney

03°27′S 129°19′W

Stella McCartney

Castaway · 25 June 2017Kirsty Young

Marian Keyes

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Marian Keyes

Castaway · 12 March 2017Kirsty Young

Wayne McGregor

18°02′S 105°10′W

Wayne McGregor

Castaway · 15 January 2017Kirsty Young

Paul Hollywood

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Paul Hollywood

Castaway · 29 March 2015Kirsty Young

Gordon Ramsay

23°55′S 138°32′W

Gordon Ramsay

Castaway · 31 March 2002Sue Lawley

George Michael — Artist · desert is.land