Mott the Hoople

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Mott the Hoople — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Adrian Edmondson
Adrian Edmondson on having to fight at every new school because of his name
Castaway · 17 September 2023Lauren Laverne
Baroness Campbell
Jane Campbell on the doctor who presumed she wouldn't want to be resuscitated
Castaway · 5 August 2012Kirsty Young

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Morrissey on standing on a table to sing aged 10

Castaway · 29 November 2009Kirsty Young

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Peter Scudamore on throwing stones at posts as a child to predict his racing success

Castaway · 29 May 1994Sue Lawley