John Coltrane

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

11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Claudia Rankine
Courtney Pine
David King
John Surman
Kim Cattrall
Lord Alf Dubs
Madhur Jaffrey
Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP
Stephane Grappelli
Steven Pinker
Wendell Pierce

Lord Alf Dubs
Castaway · 15 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Claudia Rankine
Castaway · 11 June 2023Lauren Laverne
Wendell Pierce

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 · 27 October 2019

·Lauren Laverne

Steven Pinker

19°12′S 030°52′W

Steven Pinker

Castaway · 30 June 2013Kirsty Young

David King

05°07′S 075°56′W

David King

Castaway · 22 May 2005Sue Lawley

Kim Cattrall

08°33′S 148°51′W

Kim Cattrall

Castaway · 26 December 2004Sue Lawley

Courtney Pine

09°25′S 065°43′W

Courtney Pine

Castaway · 27 May 2001Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

09°31′S 140°24′W

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

Castaway · 20 February 1994Sue Lawley

Madhur Jaffrey

14°20′S 001°40′W

Madhur Jaffrey

Castaway · 26 January 1985Roy Plomley

John Surman

10°40′S 058°10′W

John Surman

Castaway · 6 October 1984Roy Plomley

Stephane Grappelli

06°50′S 018°53′W

Stephane Grappelli

Castaway · 12 August 1972Roy Plomley

John Coltrane — Artist · desert is.land