Kenneth McKellar — 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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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

Kenneth McKellar

18 episodes

Chosen over the decades

18

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alfred Wainwright
Frank Phillips
James Gunn RA
James Stewart
Jimmy Knapp
Joanna Trollope
Kenneth McKellar
Margaret Forster
Naomi Mitchison
Professor Alan Gemmell
Rt Hon John Smith
Selina Scott
Sir John Glubb
Sue Townsend
Tom Conti
Tony Greig
Val McDermid
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Val McDermid
Castaway · 14 July 2013Kirsty Young
Jimmy Knapp
Castaway · 19 February 1995Sue Lawley
Margaret Forster
Castaway · 4 December 1994

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

Joanna Trollope

16°38′S 032°20′W

Joanna Trollope

Castaway · 11 September 1994Sue Lawley

00°56′S 108°47′W

Sue Townsend

Castaway · 8 December 1991Sue Lawley

Rt Hon John Smith

08°55′S 029°30′W

Rt Hon John Smith

Castaway · 26 May 1991Sue Lawley

Naomi Mitchison

01°35′S 009°19′W

Naomi Mitchison

Castaway · 7 April 1991Sue Lawley

Alfred Wainwright

04°32′S 163°36′W

Alfred Wainwright

Castaway · 4 September 1988Michael Parkinson

10°55′S 119°53′W

Selina Scott

Castaway · 23 February 1986Michael Parkinson

16°06′S 172°22′W

James Stewart

Castaway · 17 December 1983Roy Plomley

11°26′S 012°17′W

Tom Conti

Castaway · 22 November 1980Roy Plomley

06°45′S 122°45′W

Sir John Glubb

Castaway · 15 April 1978Roy Plomley

Professor Alan Gemmell

11°58′S 044°52′W

Professor Alan Gemmell

Castaway · 12 November 1977Roy Plomley

Kenneth McKellar

08°23′S 106°55′W

Kenneth McKellar

Castaway · 1 January 1977Roy Plomley

09°54′S 168°25′W

Tony Greig

Castaway · 22 May 1976Roy Plomley

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

07°21′S 117°18′W

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Castaway · 20 December 1969Roy Plomley

05°56′S 082°28′W

Frank Phillips

Castaway · 23 November 1964Roy Plomley

16°48′S 018°32′W

James Gunn RA

Castaway · 1 January 1962Roy Plomley

Kenneth McKellar — Artist · desert is.land