LCD Soundsystem

Tuning in…

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

LCD Soundsystem — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Jesse Armstrong
Jesse Armstrong on pitching Succession as Feston meets Dallas
Castaway · 11 January 2026Lauren Laverne
Dame Donna Langley
Donna Langley on bringing a basket of snacks to read the Oppenheimer script
Castaway · 15 October 2023Lauren Laverne

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Rick Rubin on sleeping in his parents' bed until age five

Castaway · 23 October 2022Lauren Laverne

22°41′S 163°59′W

Matt Smith on singing the Doctor Who theme tune to Jodie Whittaker

Castaway · 4 March 2018Kirsty Young