Massive Attack

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

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Baz Luhrmann
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
David Nicholls
Hanif Kureishi
Jamie Oliver
Janet Street-Porter
Michael McIntyre
Toto Wolff

David Nicholls
Castaway · 21 July 2024Lauren Laverne
Toto Wolff
Castaway · 30 July 2023Lauren Laverne
Baz Luhrmann

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 · 27 November 2022

·Lauren Laverne

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

05°48′S 044°44′W

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

Castaway · 18 July 2021Lauren Laverne

Michael McIntyre

21°41′S 070°48′W

Michael McIntyre

Castaway · 17 July 2011Kirsty Young

Janet Street-Porter

18°50′S 040°49′W

Janet Street-Porter

Castaway · 23 November 2008Kirsty Young

Jamie Oliver

15°12′S 045°22′W

Jamie Oliver

Castaway · 23 December 2001Sue Lawley

Hanif Kureishi

07°56′S 161°37′W

Hanif Kureishi

Castaway · 21 April 1996Sue Lawley

Massive Attack — Artist · desert is.land