Marlene Dietrich — Artist · desert is.land

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
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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

Marlene Dietrich

19 episodes

Chosen over the decades

19

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Coren
Barbara Hulanicki
Boy George
Desmond Morris
Douglas Reeman
Dr Hanna Segal
Dr Jacob Bronowski
Earl Of Snowdon
George Carman QC
Ginette Spanier
J G Ballard
John Napier
Lord Charteris
Oleg Gordievsky
Professor Heinz Wolff
Professor Sir Richard Doll
Rabbi Lionel Blue
Richard Walker
Sian Phillips

Barbara Hulanicki
Castaway · 8 December 2013Kirsty Young
Oleg Gordievsky
Castaway · 10 February 2008Kirsty Young
Dr Hanna Segal
Castaway · 23 July 2006

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

11°27′S 046°37′W

Desmond Morris

Castaway · 3 October 2004Sue Lawley

Professor Sir Richard Doll

22°16′S 057°00′W

Professor Sir Richard Doll

Castaway · 18 February 2001Sue Lawley

Professor Heinz Wolff

21°02′S 075°15′W

Professor Heinz Wolff

Castaway · 4 January 1998Sue Lawley

10°09′S 049°20′W

Sian Phillips

Castaway · 25 May 1997Sue Lawley

15°54′S 082°23′W

J G Ballard

Castaway · 2 February 1992Sue Lawley

08°56′S 022°46′W

Lord Charteris

Castaway · 9 September 1990Sue Lawley

George Carman QC

07°24′S 136°30′W

George Carman QC

Castaway · 24 June 1990Sue Lawley

23°41′S 043°21′W

Boy George

Castaway · 22 January 1989Sue Lawley

Rabbi Lionel Blue

08°04′S 086°03′W

Rabbi Lionel Blue

Castaway · 29 May 1988Michael Parkinson

03°49′S 033°41′W

Douglas Reeman

Castaway · 12 March 1983Roy Plomley

Earl Of Snowdon

17°34′S 140°55′W

Earl Of Snowdon

Castaway · 6 September 1980Roy Plomley

13°05′S 142°56′W

Alan Coren

Castaway · 21 January 1978Roy Plomley

18°19′S 038°18′W

John Napier

Castaway · 8 May 1976Roy Plomley

05°50′S 149°23′W

Richard Walker

Castaway · 6 July 1974Roy Plomley

Dr Jacob Bronowski

04°24′S 046°38′W

Dr Jacob Bronowski

Castaway · 5 January 1974Roy Plomley

Ginette Spanier

03°47′S 066°16′W

Ginette Spanier

Castaway · 21 June 1965Roy Plomley

Marlene Dietrich — Artist · desert is.land