James Galway — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

James Galway

16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Annie Lennox
Anton Edelmann
Brian Keenan
Fred Dibnah
George Chisholm
Gloria Hunniford
James Mason
Kathleen Hale
Marvin Hamlisch
Molly Keane
Molly Weir
Peter Quennell
Phil Redmond
Professor Ghillean Prance
Professor Louise Richardson
Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Professor Louise Richardson
Castaway · 29 May 2016Kirsty Young
Annie Lennox
Castaway · 11 May 2008Kirsty Young
Gloria Hunniford

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 · 24 December 2006

20°50′S 175°17′W

Phil Redmond

Castaway · 15 January 1995Sue Lawley

09°55′S 168°40′W

Kathleen Hale

Castaway · 30 October 1994Sue Lawley

12°18′S 068°41′W

Anton Edelmann

Castaway · 18 April 1993Sue Lawley

Professor Ghillean Prance

07°32′S 110°46′W

Professor Ghillean Prance

Castaway · 13 December 1992Sue Lawley

05°20′S 170°43′W

Fred Dibnah

Castaway · 1 December 1991Sue Lawley

15°45′S 107°27′W

Brian Keenan

Castaway · 23 December 1990Sue Lawley

10°18′S 034°17′W

Molly Keane

Castaway · 13 May 1990Sue Lawley

Marvin Hamlisch

14°47′S 010°38′W

Marvin Hamlisch

Castaway · 3 December 1983Roy Plomley

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

00°45′S 126°47′W

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Castaway · 29 October 1983Roy Plomley

George Chisholm

02°00′S 165°37′W

George Chisholm

Castaway · 13 March 1982Roy Plomley

00°27′S 125°22′W

James Mason

Castaway · 26 September 1981Roy Plomley

20°00′S 071°16′W

Molly Weir

Castaway · 8 October 1977Roy Plomley

16°02′S 033°36′W

Peter Quennell

Castaway · 25 September 1976Roy Plomley

James Galway — Artist · desert is.land