Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence

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

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7 episodes

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Total castaways

1960s

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Castaways who chose this

Ginette Spanier
Irene Worth
Lauren Bacall
Miriam Margolyes
Sir Anton Dolin
Sir Osbert Lancaster
Wee Georgie Wood

Miriam Margolyes
Castaway · 28 September 2008Kirsty Young
Sir Anton Dolin
Castaway · 12 June 1982Roy Plomley
Sir Osbert Lancaster

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 22 December 1979

·Roy Plomley

Lauren Bacall

21°11′S 105°19′W

Lauren Bacall

Castaway · 3 March 1979Roy Plomley

Irene Worth

00°48′S 003°20′W

Irene Worth

Castaway · 18 November 1967Roy Plomley

Ginette Spanier

03°47′S 066°16′W

Ginette Spanier

Castaway · 21 June 1965Roy Plomley

Wee Georgie Wood

04°55′S 123°08′W

Wee Georgie Wood

Castaway · 6 November 1961Roy Plomley

Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence — Artist · desert is.land

Miriam Margolyes

Sir Anton Dolin

Sir Osbert Lancaster

Lauren Bacall

Irene Worth

Ginette Spanier

Wee Georgie Wood