Gerry Rafferty

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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8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

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Doug Allan
Jack Mapanje
Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Lily Allen
Professor Stephen Westaby
Professor Sue Black
Richard Griffiths
Rt Hon Alex Salmond

Professor Stephen Westaby
Castaway · 15 March 2026Lauren Laverne
Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Castaway · 23 July 2017Kirsty Young
Professor Sue Black

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 · 18 October 2015

·Kirsty Young

Doug Allan

03°26′S 136°02′W

Doug Allan

Castaway · 20 July 2014Kirsty Young

Lily Allen

17°01′S 037°39′W

Lily Allen

Castaway · 29 June 2014Kirsty Young

Rt Hon Alex Salmond

17°35′S 122°06′W

Rt Hon Alex Salmond

Castaway · 16 January 2011Kirsty Young

Richard Griffiths

02°24′S 072°12′W

Richard Griffiths

Castaway · 8 January 2006Sue Lawley

Jack Mapanje

20°29′S 073°01′W

Jack Mapanje

Castaway · 24 October 2004Sue Lawley

Gerry Rafferty — Artist · desert is.land