Peter, Paul and Mary

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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6 episodes

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2010s

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Castaways who chose this

Jerry Springer
Kate Atkinson
Marianne Elliott
Shirley MacLaine
Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Philip Craven

Kate Atkinson
Castaway · 25 November 2018Lauren Laverne
Marianne Elliott
Castaway · 29 July 2018Kirsty Young
Sir Philip Craven
Castaway · 4 December 2016

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

·Kirsty Young

Jerry Springer

09°42′S 152°44′W

Jerry Springer

Castaway · 1 November 2009Kirsty Young

Shirley MacLaine

09°46′S 152°11′W

Shirley MacLaine

Castaway · 5 November 1983Roy Plomley

Sir Edmund Hillary

20°47′S 032°20′W

Sir Edmund Hillary

Castaway · 14 April 1979Roy Plomley

Peter, Paul and Mary — Artist · desert is.land

Kate Atkinson

Marianne Elliott

Sir Philip Craven

Jerry Springer

Shirley MacLaine

Sir Edmund Hillary