Julie Covington — 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
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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

Julie Covington

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Clive James
James Clavell
Les Dawson
Mark McCormack
Merle Park

Mark McCormack
Castaway · 2 July 1989Sue Lawley
James Clavell
Castaway · 14 November 1981Roy Plomley
Clive James
Castaway · 14 June 1980

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

17°06′S 131°53′W

Les Dawson

Castaway · 8 April 1978Roy Plomley

05°23′S 065°38′W

Merle Park

Castaway · 26 February 1977Roy Plomley

Julie Covington — Artist · desert is.land