Miriam Makeba — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Miriam Makeba

16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alex Crawford
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi
Bishop John Sentamu
Christina Dodwell
Dame Katherine Grainger
David King
David Scott Blackhall
Glynis Johns
Helen McCrory
Inga Beale
Margaret Busby
Michael Holding
Mohamed Amin
Sue MacGregor
Tom Sharpe
Wangari Maathai

Michael Holding
Castaway · 12 September 2021Lauren Laverne
Margaret Busby
Castaway · 27 June 2021Lauren Laverne
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi

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 · 30 May 2021

·Lauren Laverne

00°45′S 130°46′W

Helen McCrory

Castaway · 28 June 2020Lauren Laverne

Dame Katherine Grainger

08°40′S 010°49′W

Dame Katherine Grainger

Castaway · 26 February 2017Kirsty Young

05°53′S 127°18′W

Inga Beale

Castaway · 15 May 2016Kirsty Young

03°33′S 170°19′W

Alex Crawford

Castaway · 10 January 2016Kirsty Young

Wangari Maathai

20°52′S 153°15′W

Wangari Maathai

Castaway · 1 July 2007Kirsty Young

05°07′S 075°56′W

David King

Castaway · 22 May 2005Sue Lawley

Bishop John Sentamu

16°50′S 134°18′W

Bishop John Sentamu

Castaway · 22 June 2003Sue Lawley

23°18′S 162°01′W

Sue MacGregor

Castaway · 24 February 2002Sue Lawley

Christina Dodwell

07°12′S 158°40′W

Christina Dodwell

Castaway · 6 March 1994Sue Lawley

13°03′S 082°53′W

Mohamed Amin

Castaway · 12 July 1992Sue Lawley

05°42′S 178°45′W

Tom Sharpe

Castaway · 3 November 1984Roy Plomley

David Scott Blackhall

18°14′S 042°07′W

David Scott Blackhall

Castaway · 26 July 1980Roy Plomley

08°31′S 095°26′W

Glynis Johns

Castaway · 24 April 1976Roy Plomley

Miriam Makeba — Artist · desert is.land