Nina Simone — Artist · desert is.land

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
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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

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Artist

Nina Simone

68 episodes

Chosen over the decades

68

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Adele
Alan Bates
Andrea Levy
Ann Daniels
Anne Tyler
Bernardine Evaristo
Betty Jackson
Carol Klein
Chi-chi Nwanoku
Craig Brown
Dame Esther Rantzen
Dame Harriet Walter
Debbie Harry
Deborah Levy
Edward Enninful
Elton John
Gene Wilder
Geraldine James
Gillian Anderson
Greta Gerwig
Gustavo Dudamel
Hugh Laurie
Jackie Kay
James Rebanks
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Jessie Buckley
Castaway · 8 March 2026Lauren Laverne
Roula Khalaf
Castaway · 22 February 2026Lauren Laverne
Gustavo Dudamel

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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

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

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Anne Tyler

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Michael Sandel

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Margaret Busby

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Maggie O'Farrell

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Maggie O'Farrell

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Monica Galetti

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Samantha Power

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Yusuf Cat Stevens

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Bernardine Evaristo

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Sinead Burke

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Thom Yorke

Castaway · 22 September 2019Lauren Laverne

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Lubaina Himid

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Dame Esther Rantzen

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Dame Esther Rantzen

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James Rebanks

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Vanley Burke

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Chi-chi Nwanoku

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Chi-chi Nwanoku

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Sir Kenneth Grange

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Sir Kenneth Grange

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Yotam Ottolenghi

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Yotam Ottolenghi

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Jackie Kay

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Stephen Fry

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Mark Rylance

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Professor Angie Hobbs

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Roger Graef

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Tamara Rojo

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Ray Mears

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Hugh Laurie

Castaway · 23 June 2013Kirsty Young

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Craig Brown

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Jamie Cullum

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Andrea Levy

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Debbie Harry

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Tim Robbins

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Ann Daniels

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Yvonne Brewster

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Nina Simone — Artist · desert is.land