Morriston Orpheus Choir — 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
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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

Morriston Orpheus Choir

12 episodes

Chosen over the decades

12

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anna Pavord
Delia Smith
Lord Elwyn-Jones
Lord Roy Jenkins
Margaret MacMillan
Michael Bogdanov
Nico Ladenis
Petula Clark
Ray Reardon
Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine
Rt Hon Michael Howard MP
Ursula Owen

Margaret MacMillan
Castaway · 24 February 2019Lauren Laverne
Anna Pavord
Castaway · 17 November 2017Kirsty Young
Rt Hon Michael Howard MP
Castaway · 4 July 2004

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

23°17′S 027°12′W

Ursula Owen

Castaway · 14 September 1997Sue Lawley

18°47′S 002°45′W

Nico Ladenis

Castaway · 23 February 1997Sue Lawley

20°24′S 140°34′W

Petula Clark

Castaway · 24 December 1995Sue Lawley

Lord Roy Jenkins

16°18′S 147°58′W

Lord Roy Jenkins

Castaway · 16 April 1989Sue Lawley

Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine

20°47′S 167°10′W

Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine

Castaway · 17 January 1988Michael Parkinson

Michael Bogdanov

00°52′S 142°37′W

Michael Bogdanov

Castaway · 19 April 1987Michael Parkinson

Lord Elwyn-Jones

17°53′S 089°50′W

Lord Elwyn-Jones

Castaway · 11 February 1984Roy Plomley

01°37′S 092°38′W

Delia Smith

Castaway · 5 June 1982Roy Plomley

06°12′S 132°43′W

Ray Reardon

Castaway · 24 March 1979Roy Plomley

Morriston Orpheus Choir — Artist · desert is.land