Jerry Lee Lewis

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

9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Fay Weldon
Graham Nash
Greg Dyke
John Cooper Clarke
John Humphrys
Jools Holland
Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
Sir Tom Jones
Virginia Ironside

Graham Nash
Castaway · 7 January 2024Lauren Laverne
John Cooper Clarke
Castaway · 21 July 2019Lauren Laverne
Sir Tom Jones

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 · 26 September 2010

·Kirsty Young

Fay Weldon

01°51′S 040°33′W

Fay Weldon

Castaway · 9 May 2010Kirsty Young

John Humphrys

08°43′S 070°38′W

John Humphrys

Castaway · 6 January 2008Kirsty Young

Greg Dyke

22°11′S 135°59′W

Greg Dyke

Castaway · 20 May 2007Kirsty Young

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

13°15′S 004°52′W

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

Castaway · 24 November 2002Sue Lawley

Jools Holland

10°38′S 036°20′W

Jools Holland

Castaway · 5 October 1997Sue Lawley

Virginia Ironside

16°05′S 176°32′W

Virginia Ironside

Castaway · 30 March 1997Sue Lawley

Jerry Lee Lewis — Artist · desert is.land