Paul McCartney

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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Artist

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Bill Bryson
Lord David Cobbold
Peggy Lee
Ronnie Wood
Sarah Millican
Spike Milligan
Stewart Granger
Twiggy

Ronnie Wood
Castaway · 12 October 2025Lauren Laverne
Sarah Millican
Castaway · 14 December 2014Kirsty Young
Lord David Cobbold

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 · 8 August 2010

·Kirsty Young

Bill Bryson

09°56′S 104°01′W

Bill Bryson

Castaway · 31 January 1999Sue Lawley

Twiggy

21°22′S 061°37′W

Twiggy

Castaway · 8 January 1989Sue Lawley

Stewart Granger

04°18′S 173°32′W

Stewart Granger

Castaway · 25 April 1981Roy Plomley

Spike Milligan

11°46′S 160°12′W

Spike Milligan

Castaway · 4 February 1978Roy Plomley

Peggy Lee

23°15′S 117°01′W

Peggy Lee

Castaway · 14 May 1977Roy Plomley

Paul McCartney — Artist · desert is.land