John Denver

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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11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Pascoe
Barry Hearn
Ben Saunders
Gordon Buchanan
John Motson
Josephine Cox
Katharine Whitehorn
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux
Lyse Doucet
Nigel Hawthorne
Ray Mears

Gordon Buchanan
Castaway · 30 November 2025Lauren Laverne
Barry Hearn
Castaway · 20 November 2022Lauren Laverne
Lyse Doucet

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 · 30 January 2022

·Lauren Laverne

John Motson

19°11′S 056°32′W

John Motson

Castaway · 17 June 2018Kirsty Young

Ben Saunders

20°50′S 126°39′W

Ben Saunders

Castaway · 14 February 2016Kirsty Young

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

19°43′S 043°52′W

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

Castaway · 9 March 2014Kirsty Young

Ray Mears

19°40′S 013°06′W

Ray Mears

Castaway · 5 January 2014Kirsty Young

Josephine Cox

07°26′S 057°40′W

Josephine Cox

Castaway · 8 May 2005Sue Lawley

Katharine Whitehorn

17°51′S 156°03′W

Katharine Whitehorn

Castaway · 1 May 2005Sue Lawley

Nigel Hawthorne

08°01′S 108°02′W

Nigel Hawthorne

Castaway · 30 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Alan Pascoe

20°14′S 177°33′W

Alan Pascoe

Castaway · 10 July 1976Roy Plomley

John Denver — Artist · desert is.land