Giuseppe Verdi

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

David Shepherd
Heston Blumenthal
Lorin Maazel
Rt Hon Shirley Williams
Sir Frank Francis
Stephanie Beacham

Heston Blumenthal
Castaway · 29 October 2006Kirsty Young
Stephanie Beacham
Castaway · 28 February 1988Michael Parkinson
Rt Hon Shirley Williams

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 · 23 March 1986

·Michael Parkinson

David Shepherd

07°05′S 082°20′W

David Shepherd

Castaway · 11 September 1971Roy Plomley

Lorin Maazel

08°01′S 172°05′W

Lorin Maazel

Castaway · 31 July 1971Roy Plomley

Sir Frank Francis

16°01′S 056°38′W

Sir Frank Francis

Castaway · 14 March 1966Roy Plomley

Giuseppe Verdi — Artist · desert is.land

Heston Blumenthal

Stephanie Beacham

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

David Shepherd

Lorin Maazel

Sir Frank Francis