Jackie Wilson — Artist · desert is.land

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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Artist

Jackie Wilson

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

4

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Berry Gordy
Leslie Grantham
Pauline Quirke
Stephen Mangan
Trevor Brooking

Stephen Mangan
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Berry Gordy
Castaway · 22 May 2016Kirsty Young
Pauline Quirke
Castaway · 5 May 1996

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

Leslie Grantham

01°20′S 173°22′W

Leslie Grantham

Castaway · 9 April 1989Sue Lawley

Trevor Brooking

05°58′S 048°53′W

Trevor Brooking

Castaway · 2 January 1982Roy Plomley

Jackie Wilson — Artist · desert is.land