Maurice Chevalier

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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7 episodes

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Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Ben Travers
Bob Hope
Jessica Mitford
Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell
Patricia Batty Shaw
Professor Sir Denis Brogan
Wilfrid Brambell

Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell
Castaway · 7 February 1988Michael Parkinson
Patricia Batty Shaw
Castaway · 22 July 1978Roy Plomley
Jessica Mitford

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 · 6 August 1977

·Roy Plomley

Ben Travers

09°55′S 123°50′W

Ben Travers

Castaway · 10 May 1975Roy Plomley

Professor Sir Denis Brogan

02°07′S 165°04′W

Professor Sir Denis Brogan

Castaway · 21 October 1967Roy Plomley

Wilfrid Brambell

20°31′S 031°35′W

Wilfrid Brambell

Castaway · 30 March 1964Roy Plomley

Bob Hope

02°36′S 141°24′W

Bob Hope

Castaway · 18 December 1961Roy Plomley

Maurice Chevalier — Artist · desert is.land

Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell

Patricia Batty Shaw

Jessica Mitford

Ben Travers

Professor Sir Denis Brogan

Wilfrid Brambell

Bob Hope