Ludovico Einaudi

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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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Transmission

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

Ludovico Einaudi — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decade seen

Castaways who chose this

Peter Layton
Peter Layton on his year in Israel with Habonim
Castaway · 7 June 2026Lauren Laverne
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet on her neighbour leaving pasta on the garden wall after Titanic
Castaway · 21 December 2025Lauren Laverne
Gareth Southgate OBE

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

Gareth Southgate on not being able to execute a penalty under pressure

Castaway · 22 December 2024Lauren Laverne

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Lyse Doucet on coming home to Canada after months in Afghanistan

Castaway · 30 January 2022Lauren Laverne