Neil Young — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Neil Young — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Neil Young

15 episodes

Chosen over the decades

15

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

4

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Johnson
Bob Harris
Carl Djerassi
David Gilmour
Emmylou Harris
Jack Dee
Jane Horrocks
Kate Moss
Martina Cole
Nick Park
Ralph Steadman
Rick Rubin
Ricky Gervais
Roger Waters
Thom Yorke

Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin on sleeping in his parents' bed until age five
Castaway · 23 October 2022Lauren Laverne
Kate Moss
Kate Moss on testifying that Johnny Depp never kicked her down the stairs
Castaway · 24 July 2022Lauren Laverne

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
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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

Thom Yorke on the eye surgery that used muscle from his buttocks

Castaway · 22 September 2019Lauren Laverne

08°50′S 048°24′W

Martina Cole

Martina Cole on being expelled from convent school for reading Harold Robbins' The Betsy

Castaway · 24 June 2018Kirsty Young

22°25′S 099°35′W

Jack Dee

Jack Dee on being called thick in front of the entire school

Castaway · 11 May 2014Kirsty Young

04°45′S 070°16′W

Bob Harris

Bob Harris on the truth behind his dust-up with the Sex Pistols

Castaway · 2 February 2014Kirsty Young

23°23′S 076°01′W

Roger Waters

Roger Waters on the dream that made him realize he felt he'd killed his father

Castaway · 29 May 2011Kirsty Young

13°58′S 157°38′W

Nick Park

Nick Park on the moment he realised Gromit didn't need a mouth

Castaway · 19 December 2010Kirsty Young

02°09′S 146°55′W

Alan Johnson

How a teacher made Alan Johnson say 'Free, sir' every week

Castaway · 7 October 2007Kirsty Young

05°54′S 179°39′W

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais on not knowing he was poor until university

Castaway · 24 June 2007Kirsty Young

12°28′S 050°02′W

Jane Horrocks

Jane Horrocks on discovering her talent for impersonation

Castaway · 8 October 2006Kirsty Young

13°13′S 038°20′W

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris on the phone call that told her father was missing in action

Castaway · 21 December 2003Sue Lawley

13°36′S 062°49′W

David Gilmour

David Gilmour on ignoring his parents' advice to have something to fall back on

Castaway · 6 April 2003Sue Lawley

08°51′S 123°56′W

Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi on finding his daughter's body in the woods

Castaway · 20 October 2002Sue Lawley

13°01′S 052°43′W

Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman on drawing politicians' knees as a mark of disrespect

Castaway · 2 August 1998Sue Lawley