Josef Locke

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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7 episodes

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Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

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Allan Ahlberg
James Nesbitt
Lord Alexander
Paul O'Grady
Shirley Anne Field
Sir Malcolm Walker
Sir Terry Frost

Sir Malcolm Walker
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James Nesbitt
Castaway · 21 December 2008Kirsty Young
Allan Ahlberg
Castaway · 14 November 2008

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

Kirsty Young

Paul O'Grady

02°52′S 029°12′W

Paul O'Grady

Castaway · 28 December 2003Sue Lawley

Sir Terry Frost

05°29′S 159°51′W

Sir Terry Frost

Castaway · 19 April 1998Sue Lawley

Lord Alexander

19°12′S 079°30′W

Lord Alexander

Castaway · 17 March 1996Sue Lawley

Shirley Anne Field

00°58′S 101°00′W

Shirley Anne Field

Castaway · 14 November 1993Sue Lawley

Josef Locke — Artist · desert is.land

Sir Malcolm Walker

James Nesbitt

Allan Ahlberg

Paul O'Grady

Sir Terry Frost

Lord Alexander

Shirley Anne Field