Mitsuko Uchida

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

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

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Antonia Fraser
Dame Joan Plowright
David McVicar
Edmund de Waal
HRH The Duchess of Kent
Marina Abramović
Mona Siddiqui

Marina Abramović
Castaway · 3 December 2023Lauren Laverne
Edmund de Waal
Castaway · 25 November 2012Kirsty Young
Mona Siddiqui
Castaway · 21 October 2012

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

·Kirsty Young

David McVicar

12°43′S 092°12′W

David McVicar

Castaway · 5 October 2008Kirsty Young

Antonia Fraser

01°22′S 083°04′W

Antonia Fraser

Castaway · 27 July 2008Kirsty Young

Dame Joan Plowright

10°09′S 068°18′W

Dame Joan Plowright

Castaway · 27 August 2006Sue Lawley

HRH The Duchess of Kent

01°53′S 164°24′W

HRH The Duchess of Kent

Castaway · 24 December 1989Sue Lawley

Mitsuko Uchida — Artist · desert is.land

Marina Abramović

Edmund de Waal

Mona Siddiqui

David McVicar

Antonia Fraser

Dame Joan Plowright

HRH The Duchess of Kent