Lou Reed

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
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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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13 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Antony Gormley
Arlene Phillips
Barbara Hulanicki
Carol Klein
Cath Kidston
Gok Wan
Laurie Anderson
Lynn Barber
Mary Greenwell
Neil Gaiman
Professor Dame Jane Francis
Sandy Powell
Sir Salman Rushdie

Sir Salman Rushdie
Castaway · 23 November 2025Lauren Laverne
Mary Greenwell
Castaway · 19 October 2025Lauren Laverne
Carol Klein
Castaway · 6 July 2025

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

·Lauren Laverne

Laurie Anderson

05°53′S 145°16′W

Laurie Anderson

Castaway · 12 January 2025Lauren Laverne

Sandy Powell

06°42′S 013°20′W

Sandy Powell

Castaway · 25 February 2024Lauren Laverne

Neil Gaiman

09°39′S 084°00′W

Neil Gaiman

Castaway · 28 November 2021Lauren Laverne

Professor Dame Jane Francis

17°59′S 116°29′W

Professor Dame Jane Francis

Castaway · 24 September 2017Kirsty Young

Barbara Hulanicki

23°17′S 158°34′W

Barbara Hulanicki

Castaway · 8 December 2013Kirsty Young

Cath Kidston

00°55′S 142°17′W

Cath Kidston

Castaway · 24 April 2011Kirsty Young

Lynn Barber

03°44′S 059°41′W

Lynn Barber

Castaway · 25 July 2010Kirsty Young

Gok Wan

14°55′S 033°55′W

Gok Wan

Castaway · 7 February 2010Kirsty Young

Arlene Phillips

22°38′S 152°50′W

Arlene Phillips

Castaway · 28 June 2009Kirsty Young

Antony Gormley

22°46′S 115°11′W

Antony Gormley

Castaway · 10 May 1998Sue Lawley

Lou Reed — Artist · desert is.land