Madness

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

Madness — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Andy McNab
Bob Mortimer
Boy George
Chris Evans
Damian Lewis
Greg Davies
Helen Fielding
Ian Hislop
Martin Freeman
Tim Peake

Greg Davies
Greg Davies on waking up in tears every morning before work
Castaway · 12 May 2024Lauren Laverne
Tim Peake
Tim Peake on making a heart sign to his sons moments before launch
Castaway · 24 January 2021Lauren Laverne
Helen Fielding

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

Helen Fielding on the time her film crew drove over a landmine

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Martin Freeman

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Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman on auditioning for the wrong role in The Office

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Bob Mortimer

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Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer on first seeing Vic Reeves with a Bryan Ferry mask and planks on his feet

Castaway · 3 February 2019Lauren Laverne

Damian Lewis

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Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis on asking President Obama about going into Iran

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Ant

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Ant and Dec

Ant and Dec on the stunned silence after being written out of Byker Grove

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Chris Evans

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Chris Evans

Chris Evans on walking out of school after a teacher punched him

Castaway · 6 November 2005Sue Lawley

Andy McNab

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Andy McNab

Andy McNab on sitting under a shower for an hour

Castaway · 9 January 2005Sue Lawley

Ian Hislop

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Ian Hislop

How Ian Hislop's lawyer passed a note doubting Robert Maxwell's tears

Castaway · 9 January 1994Sue Lawley

Boy George

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Boy George

Boy George on seeing his mother's sad face on the news

Castaway · 22 January 1989Sue Lawley