John Williams — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
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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

John Williams

25 episodes

Chosen over the decades

24

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alison Steadman
Chris Tarrant
Claire Rayner
David Nott
Eric Sykes
Eve Arnold
Howard Goodall
Jack Thorne
Jack Whitehall
James Cameron
Janet Holmes à Court
John Cleese
John Dankworth
Michael Crawford
Michael Deeley
Paco Peña
Peter Sallis
Prof David Phillips
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Ronnie Scott
Rt Hon Tony Blair MP
Sarah Millican
Sir Alec Guinness

Jack Thorne
Castaway · 12 December 2021Lauren Laverne
Jack Whitehall
Castaway · 4 February 2018Kirsty Young
David Nott

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 · 5 June 2016

15°10′S 038°09′W

Sarah Millican

Castaway · 14 December 2014Kirsty Young

Prof David Phillips

11°16′S 151°25′W

Prof David Phillips

Castaway · 1 May 2011Kirsty Young

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

01°16′S 042°03′W

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Castaway · 14 February 2010Kirsty Young

16°41′S 025°38′W

Peter Sallis

Castaway · 17 May 2009Kirsty Young

09°49′S 014°25′W

Michael Deeley

Castaway · 14 December 2008Kirsty Young

23°40′S 077°50′W

Howard Goodall

Castaway · 25 May 2008Kirsty Young

16°08′S 109°23′W

Chris Tarrant

Castaway · 22 April 2001Sue Lawley

15°49′S 021°27′W

Paco Peña

Castaway · 11 April 1999Sue Lawley

03°55′S 172°40′W

Eric Sykes

Castaway · 22 June 1997Sue Lawley

09°46′S 156°21′W

John Cleese

Castaway · 5 January 1997Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

18°14′S 012°44′W

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Castaway · 24 November 1996Sue Lawley

Janet Holmes à Court

11°34′S 125°05′W

Janet Holmes à Court

Castaway · 19 May 1996Sue Lawley

02°55′S 123°10′W

Eve Arnold

Castaway · 4 February 1996Sue Lawley

Alison Steadman

22°43′S 122°18′W

Alison Steadman

Castaway · 3 December 1995Sue Lawley

03°12′S 075°13′W

John Dankworth

Castaway · 2 March 1986Michael Parkinson

11°46′S 006°56′W

James Cameron

Castaway · 5 May 1979Roy Plomley

Michael Crawford

15°54′S 164°25′W

Michael Crawford

Castaway · 11 November 1978Roy Plomley

16°20′S 035°25′W

Paco Peña

Castaway · 4 March 1978Roy Plomley

Sir Alec Guinness

17°43′S 107°24′W

Sir Alec Guinness

Castaway · 24 December 1977Roy Plomley

22°19′S 053°00′W

Claire Rayner

Castaway · 22 October 1977Roy Plomley

15°37′S 163°36′W

Ronnie Scott

Castaway · 31 January 1976Roy Plomley

Michael Crawford

18°49′S 115°57′W

Michael Crawford

Castaway · 3 July 1971Roy Plomley

John Williams — Artist · desert is.land