Neil Sedaka

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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6 episodes

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2020s

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Angela Rippon
Bradley Walsh
Brenda Blethyn
Martin Pipe
Pam Ayres
Professor Patricia Wiltshire

Professor Patricia Wiltshire
Castaway · 30 June 2024Lauren Laverne
Bradley Walsh
Castaway · 15 May 2022Lauren Laverne
Pam Ayres

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

Castaway · 5 August 2018

·Kirsty Young

Brenda Blethyn

01°00′S 000°13′W

Brenda Blethyn

Castaway · 18 September 2005Sue Lawley

Martin Pipe

04°52′S 037°48′W

Martin Pipe

Castaway · 18 July 1999Sue Lawley

Angela Rippon

11°55′S 175°05′W

Angela Rippon

Castaway · 16 January 1982Roy Plomley

Neil Sedaka — Artist · desert is.land

Professor Patricia Wiltshire

Bradley Walsh

Pam Ayres

Brenda Blethyn

Martin Pipe

Angela Rippon