Myra Hess

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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Artist

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Burl Ives
Elena Gerhardt
Mary Stocks
Rt. Hon. Nigel Lawson
Sir Kyffin Williams
Wilfrid Brambell

Sir Kyffin Williams
Castaway · 10 June 2001Sue Lawley
Rt. Hon. Nigel Lawson
Castaway · 3 December 1989Sue Lawley
Burl Ives
Castaway · 31 March 1979

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

·Roy Plomley

Mary Stocks

14°07′S 075°24′W

Mary Stocks

Castaway · 5 July 1965Roy Plomley

Wilfrid Brambell

20°31′S 031°35′W

Wilfrid Brambell

Castaway · 30 March 1964Roy Plomley

Elena Gerhardt

00°10′S 143°44′W

Elena Gerhardt

Castaway · 10 November 1958Roy Plomley

Myra Hess — Artist · desert is.land

Sir Kyffin Williams

Rt. Hon. Nigel Lawson

Burl Ives

Mary Stocks

Wilfrid Brambell

Elena Gerhardt