Neil Diamond — 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

Neil Diamond

21 episodes

Chosen over the decades

21

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Ann Daniels
Barry John
Bobby Robson
Clare Balding
Fred Dibnah
Glen Tetley
Gloria Hunniford
Henrietta
Jill Scott
Julia Samuel
Len Deighton
Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell
Noel Edmonds
Professor Nick Webborn
Robin Knox-Johnston
Rt Hon Ed Miliband
Simon Murray
Sir Digby Jones
Tony Adams
Tony Greig
William Davis

Jill Scott
Castaway · 16 July 2023Lauren Laverne
Professor Nick Webborn
Castaway · 27 February 2022Lauren Laverne
Julia Samuel
Castaway · 1 March 2015

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

14°16′S 132°10′W

Clare Balding

Castaway · 1 December 2013Kirsty Young

Rt Hon Ed Miliband

01°36′S 141°18′W

Rt Hon Ed Miliband

Castaway · 24 November 2013Kirsty Young

23°06′S 094°13′W

Tony Adams

Castaway · 27 June 2010Kirsty Young

04°24′S 132°29′W

Simon Murray

Castaway · 4 January 2009Kirsty Young

12°04′S 026°33′W

Ann Daniels

Castaway · 21 January 2007Kirsty Young

Gloria Hunniford

08°27′S 061°05′W

Gloria Hunniford

Castaway · 24 December 2006Kirsty Young

Sir Digby Jones

19°36′S 069°47′W

Sir Digby Jones

Castaway · 21 May 2006Sue Lawley

00°33′S 084°18′W

Henrietta

Castaway · 3 May 1992Sue Lawley

05°20′S 170°43′W

Fred Dibnah

Castaway · 1 December 1991Sue Lawley

Robin Knox-Johnston

19°17′S 031°54′W

Robin Knox-Johnston

Castaway · 2 September 1990Sue Lawley

09°27′S 159°02′W

William Davis

Castaway · 14 February 1988Michael Parkinson

06°54′S 130°56′W

Bobby Robson

Castaway · 25 May 1986Michael Parkinson

09°50′S 048°42′W

Glen Tetley

Castaway · 7 July 1979Roy Plomley

04°57′S 179°46′W

Barry John

Castaway · 9 December 1978Roy Plomley

11°16′S 019°57′W

Noel Edmonds

Castaway · 14 October 1978Roy Plomley

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

10°05′S 112°08′W

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

Castaway · 30 October 1976Roy Plomley

05°16′S 023°57′W

Len Deighton

Castaway · 19 June 1976Roy Plomley

09°54′S 168°25′W

Tony Greig

Castaway · 22 May 1976Roy Plomley

Neil Diamond — Artist · desert is.land