Leontyne Price

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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Artist

12 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Andrew Cruickshank
Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (Sue)
Bishop Trevor Huddleston
Bryan Stevenson
David Wall
Helene Hanff
Jane Somerville
John Copley
Leontyne Price
Maya Angelou
Noah Stewart
Renee Fleming

Bryan Stevenson
Castaway · 8 March 2015Kirsty Young
Jane Somerville
Castaway · 7 July 2013Kirsty Young
Noah Stewart
Castaway · 14 October 2012

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

John Copley

23°57′S 059°19′W

John Copley

Castaway · 3 January 2010Kirsty Young

Renee Fleming

17°45′S 070°17′W

Renee Fleming

Castaway · 18 November 2005Sue Lawley

Bishop Trevor Huddleston

19°30′S 136°12′W

Bishop Trevor Huddleston

Castaway · 25 September 1988Michael Parkinson

Maya Angelou

19°29′S 054°56′W

Maya Angelou

Castaway · 2 August 1987Michael Parkinson

Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (Sue)

03°46′S 040°23′W

Baroness (Sue) Ryder of Warsaw

Castaway · 25 January 1987Michael Parkinson

Helene Hanff

07°17′S 031°37′W

Helene Hanff

Castaway · 19 December 1981Roy Plomley

David Wall

23°02′S 078°05′W

David Wall

Castaway · 25 March 1978Roy Plomley

Leontyne Price

12°39′S 156°34′W

Leontyne Price

Castaway · 22 September 1973Roy Plomley

Andrew Cruickshank

14°42′S 073°54′W

Andrew Cruickshank

Castaway · 14 February 1966Roy Plomley

Leontyne Price — Artist · desert is.land