Jacqueline du Pré — 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

Jacqueline du Pré — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Jacqueline du Pré

21 episodes

Chosen over the decades

21

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

75 Years of Desert Island Discs
Alan Bates
Alvar Lidell
Andrew Cruickshank
Ann Leslie
Baroness Haleh Afshar
Beryl Reid
Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth
David Mitchell
David Puttnam
David Wynne
George McGavin
John Thaw
Josephine Barstow
Mary Stott
Patsy Rodenburg
Professor Michele Dougherty
Sheila Hancock
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Sir Christopher Leaver
Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Professor Michele Dougherty
Castaway · 1 February 2026Lauren Laverne
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Castaway · 21 January 2024Lauren Laverne
George McGavin

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 · 7 February 2021

·Lauren Laverne

75 Years of Desert Island Discs

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75 Years of Desert Island Discs

Castaway · 31 December 2017Kirsty Young

Patsy Rodenburg

22°20′S 151°00′W

Patsy Rodenburg

Castaway · 4 March 2012Kirsty Young

20°42′S 013°35′W

David Mitchell

Castaway · 19 July 2009Kirsty Young

Baroness Haleh Afshar

15°45′S 141°37′W

Baroness Haleh Afshar

Castaway · 28 December 2008Kirsty Young

18°10′S 090°17′W

Ann Leslie

Castaway · 7 November 2004Sue Lawley

05°45′S 149°32′W

Sheila Hancock

Castaway · 27 February 2000Sue Lawley

12°28′S 031°04′W

David Wynne

Castaway · 11 May 1997Sue Lawley

10°42′S 085°08′W

Mary Stott

Castaway · 25 September 1994Sue Lawley

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

05°53′S 175°56′W

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Castaway · 3 April 1994Sue Lawley

13°52′S 127°13′W

John Thaw

Castaway · 7 October 1990Sue Lawley

07°00′S 161°29′W

David Puttnam

Castaway · 17 November 1984Roy Plomley

13°14′S 132°04′W

Beryl Reid

Castaway · 5 February 1983Roy Plomley

Sir Christopher Leaver

23°02′S 101°41′W

Sir Christopher Leaver

Castaway · 13 February 1982Roy Plomley

Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

01°29′S 076°08′W

Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

Castaway · 5 April 1980Roy Plomley

Josephine Barstow

20°45′S 055°19′W

Josephine Barstow

Castaway · 13 October 1979Roy Plomley

23°44′S 104°00′W

Alan Bates

Castaway · 9 October 1976Roy Plomley

02°27′S 069°22′W

Alvar Lidell

Castaway · 5 May 1969Roy Plomley

Andrew Cruickshank

14°42′S 073°54′W

Andrew Cruickshank

Castaway · 14 February 1966Roy Plomley