Madonna

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
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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

10 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Baroness Arminka Helić
Caitlin Moran
Frankie Dettori
Helen Fielding
Jo Fairley
Katherine Ryan
Melanie C
Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP
Sinead Burke
Zadie Smith

Katherine Ryan
Castaway · 1 October 2023Lauren Laverne
Helen Fielding
Castaway · 5 July 2020Lauren Laverne
Sinead Burke

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 · 17 May 2020

·Lauren Laverne

Melanie C

23°22′S 031°03′W

Melanie C

Castaway · 23 February 2020Lauren Laverne

Baroness Arminka Helić

00°52′S 119°18′W

Baroness Arminka Helić

Castaway · 13 October 2019Lauren Laverne

Jo Fairley

09°28′S 001°06′W

Jo Fairley

Castaway · 11 August 2019Lauren Laverne

Caitlin Moran

03°03′S 131°34′W

Caitlin Moran

Castaway · 22 January 2017Kirsty Young

Zadie Smith

05°37′S 129°15′W

Zadie Smith

Castaway · 22 September 2013Kirsty Young

Frankie Dettori

13°44′S 081°20′W

Frankie Dettori

Castaway · 15 January 2006Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP

11°29′S 013°02′W

Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP

Castaway · 16 July 2000Sue Lawley

Madonna — Artist · desert is.land