Little Richard — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Little Richard

17 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Billy Connolly
Carol Klein
Cilla Black
David Essex
David Nott
Fay Godwin
Jimmy Tarbuck
Michael Gambon
Molly Parkin
Paul McCartney
Rita Tushingham
Rocco Forte
Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP
Rt Hon Michael Howard MP
Sir Christopher Meyer
Yusuf Cat Stevens

Carol Klein
Castaway · 6 July 2025Lauren Laverne
Rita Tushingham
Castaway · 19 June 2022Lauren Laverne
Yusuf Cat Stevens

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 · 27 September 2020

·Lauren Laverne

17°09′S 045°11′W

David Nott

Castaway · 5 June 2016Kirsty Young

22°36′S 159°33′W

Molly Parkin

Castaway · 8 May 2011Kirsty Young

Rt Hon Michael Howard MP

18°39′S 077°17′W

Rt Hon Michael Howard MP

Castaway · 4 July 2004Sue Lawley

04°11′S 011°56′W

Jimmy Tarbuck

Castaway · 11 January 2004Sue Lawley

Sir Christopher Meyer

22°51′S 040°15′W

Sir Christopher Meyer

Castaway · 23 November 2003Sue Lawley

21°36′S 156°48′W

Fay Godwin

Castaway · 17 March 2002Sue Lawley

18°17′S 124°34′W

Billy Connolly

Castaway · 18 November 2001Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

09°31′S 140°24′W

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

Castaway · 20 February 1994Sue Lawley

01°00′S 026°05′W

Rocco Forte

Castaway · 5 February 1989Sue Lawley

18°58′S 071°56′W

Cilla Black

Castaway · 16 October 1988Michael Parkinson

11°52′S 003°47′W

David Essex

Castaway · 10 July 1988Michael Parkinson

07°31′S 020°47′W

Michael Gambon

Castaway · 24 April 1988Michael Parkinson

In memory of comedian

12°09′S 034°45′W

In memory of comedian and writer Barry Cryer

Castaway · 22 November 1987Michael Parkinson

09°36′S 013°21′W

Paul McCartney

Castaway · 30 January 1982Roy Plomley

Little Richard — Artist · desert is.land