Joan Baez — 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
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

Joan Baez

26 episodes

Chosen over the decades

26

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alexandra Shulman
Alexei Sayle
Anne Fine
Anthony Howard
Chris Bonington
Deborah Levy
Francesca Simon
Joan Baez
Joanna Trollope
Joseph Rotblat
Kaffe Fassett
Lord Joffe
Mary O'Hara
Mary Robinson
Norma Percy
Patricia Neal
Professor Louise Richardson
Professor Phil Scraton
Professor Ralf Dahrendorf
Richard Walker
Satish Kumar
Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Peter Morris
Tony Benn
more

Norma Percy
Castaway · 22 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Deborah Levy
Castaway · 16 January 2022Lauren Laverne
Alexei Sayle
Castaway · 23 May 2021

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

·Lauren Laverne

Professor Phil Scraton

20°53′S 014°16′W

Professor Phil Scraton

Castaway · 5 November 2017Kirsty Young

Yotam Ottolenghi

18°05′S 135°57′W

Yotam Ottolenghi

Castaway · 18 November 2016Kirsty Young

Professor Louise Richardson

19°05′S 004°26′W

Professor Louise Richardson

Castaway · 29 May 2016Kirsty Young

20°35′S 103°51′W

Mary Robinson

Castaway · 28 July 2013Kirsty Young

Alexandra Shulman

17°53′S 048°08′W

Alexandra Shulman

Castaway · 16 June 2013Kirsty Young

Francesca Simon

16°56′S 041°35′W

Francesca Simon

Castaway · 6 November 2011Kirsty Young

01°23′S 050°27′W

Lord Joffe

Castaway · 28 October 2007Kirsty Young

Wangari Maathai

20°52′S 153°15′W

Wangari Maathai

Castaway · 1 July 2007Kirsty Young

18°47′S 066°48′W

Satish Kumar

Castaway · 29 May 2005Sue Lawley

Sir Peter Morris

14°16′S 136°37′W

Sir Peter Morris

Castaway · 6 January 2002Sue Lawley

22°55′S 089°02′W

Anne Fine

Castaway · 16 December 2001Sue Lawley

Chris Bonington

10°49′S 164°00′W

Chris Bonington

Castaway · 6 June 1999Sue Lawley

23°28′S 155°52′W

Anthony Howard

Castaway · 30 May 1999Sue Lawley

16°16′S 124°12′W

Joseph Rotblat

Castaway · 8 November 1998Sue Lawley

Joanna Trollope

16°38′S 032°20′W

Joanna Trollope

Castaway · 11 September 1994Sue Lawley

06°58′S 097°00′W

Joan Baez

Castaway · 20 June 1993Sue Lawley

Professor Ralf Dahrendorf

05°11′S 015°47′W

Professor Ralf Dahrendorf

Castaway · 3 February 1991Sue Lawley

20°03′S 127°22′W

Kaffe Fassett

Castaway · 1 July 1990Sue Lawley

10°01′S 052°29′W

Tony Benn

Castaway · 15 January 1989Sue Lawley

13°34′S 009°00′W

Patricia Neal

Castaway · 14 August 1988Michael Parkinson

01°36′S 118°49′W

Mary O'Hara

Castaway · 7 February 1981Roy Plomley

Sir Edmund Hillary

20°47′S 032°20′W

Sir Edmund Hillary

Castaway · 14 April 1979Roy Plomley

05°50′S 149°23′W

Richard Walker

Castaway · 6 July 1974Roy Plomley

Joan Baez — Artist · desert is.land