Luther Vandross

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Tuning in…

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

Luther Vandross — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Artist

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Baroness Scotland
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Dwayne Fields
Jay Blades
Oti Mabuse
Professor Michele Dougherty

Dwayne Fields
How a wood louse made Dwayne Fields hide his true self
Castaway · 1 March 2026Lauren Laverne
Professor Michele Dougherty
Michele Dougherty on spotting strange magnetic field data from Enceladus
Castaway · 1 February 2026Lauren Laverne

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

Jay Blades

Jay Blades on his intention to drive into a bridge

Castaway · 25 September 2022Lauren Laverne

Oti Mabuse

17°45′S 021°39′W

Oti Mabuse

Oti Mabuse on being caught picking up her dog’s poop

Castaway · 6 March 2022Lauren Laverne

Baroness Scotland

18°44′S 179°08′W

Baroness Scotland

Patricia Scotland on meeting her husband after planning to dedicate her life to God

Castaway · 6 December 2009Kirsty Young

Camila Batmanghelidjh

14°46′S 032°46′W

Camila Batmanghelidjh

How a 13-year-old drug runner brought his younger siblings to Camila Batmanghelidjh

Castaway · 22 October 2006Kirsty Young

Dwayne Fields

Professor Michele Dougherty

Oti Mabuse

Baroness Scotland

Camila Batmanghelidjh