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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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Artist

15 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Billie Piper
Clare Smyth
Danny Dyer
Freddie Flintoff
Hanif Kureishi
Jamie Oliver
Lawrence Dallaglio
Lennie James
Matt Smith
Micky Flanagan
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Rankin
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Sir Bradley Wiggins
Tom Kerridge

Lennie James
Castaway · 26 October 2025Lauren Laverne
Danny Dyer
Castaway · 11 May 2025Lauren Laverne
Clare Smyth

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 · 31 July 2022

·Lauren Laverne

Billie Piper

16°59′S 059°35′W

Billie Piper

Castaway · 9 May 2021Lauren Laverne

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

22°33′S 137°34′W

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

Castaway · 29 September 2019Lauren Laverne

Tom Kerridge

01°54′S 052°43′W

Tom Kerridge

Castaway · 2 December 2018Lauren Laverne

Matt Smith

22°41′S 163°59′W

Matt Smith

Castaway · 4 March 2018Kirsty Young

Micky Flanagan

18°34′S 032°32′W

Micky Flanagan

Castaway · 19 November 2017Kirsty Young

Freddie Flintoff

23°58′S 003°52′W

Freddie Flintoff

Castaway · 5 July 2015Kirsty Young

Sir Bradley Wiggins

08°37′S 006°47′W

Sir Bradley Wiggins

Castaway · 10 May 2015Kirsty Young

Rankin

18°14′S 143°06′W

Rankin

Castaway · 3 March 2013Kirsty Young

Lawrence Dallaglio

18°22′S 038°34′W

Lawrence Dallaglio

Castaway · 20 February 2011Kirsty Young

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

01°16′S 042°03′W

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Castaway · 14 February 2010Kirsty Young

Jamie Oliver

15°12′S 045°22′W

Jamie Oliver

Castaway · 23 December 2001Sue Lawley

Hanif Kureishi

07°56′S 161°37′W

Hanif Kureishi

Castaway · 21 April 1996Sue Lawley

Oasis — Artist · desert is.land