Pet Shop Boys

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

9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Andrew Neil
Dame Helena Morrissey
David Walliams
Gary O'Donoghue
George Michael
Hugh Bonneville
Janet Street-Porter
Maria Balshaw
Rupert Everett

Gary O'Donoghue
Castaway · 17 May 2026Lauren Laverne
Maria Balshaw
Castaway · 9 August 2020Lauren Laverne
Dame Helena Morrissey

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 · 22 March 2020

·Lauren Laverne

Rupert Everett

19°51′S 081°51′W

Rupert Everett

Castaway · 5 January 2020Lauren Laverne

Hugh Bonneville

11°49′S 074°30′W

Hugh Bonneville

Castaway · 28 February 2016Kirsty Young

David Walliams

02°06′S 124°00′W

David Walliams

Castaway · 22 February 2009Kirsty Young

Janet Street-Porter

18°50′S 040°49′W

Janet Street-Porter

Castaway · 23 November 2008Kirsty Young

George Michael

13°30′S 155°03′W

George Michael

Castaway · 30 September 2007Kirsty Young

Andrew Neil

18°08′S 169°01′W

Andrew Neil

Castaway · 25 February 2007Kirsty Young

Pet Shop Boys — Artist · desert is.land