Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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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6 episodes

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2020s

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Castaways who chose this

Dame Prue Leith
David Pountney
Diane Abbott
Malorie Blackman
Nigel Hawthorne
Tom Ilube

Dame Prue Leith
Castaway · 19 December 2021Lauren Laverne
Tom Ilube
Castaway · 3 October 2021Lauren Laverne
Malorie Blackman

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 · 17 November 2013

·Kirsty Young

Diane Abbott

10°01′S 086°58′W

Diane Abbott

Castaway · 18 May 2008Kirsty Young

David Pountney

06°24′S 069°37′W

David Pountney

Castaway · 22 February 1998Sue Lawley

Nigel Hawthorne

08°01′S 108°02′W

Nigel Hawthorne

Castaway · 30 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Ladysmith Black Mambazo — Artist · desert is.land

Dame Prue Leith

Tom Ilube

Malorie Blackman

Diane Abbott

David Pountney

Nigel Hawthorne