Phil Collins

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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16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Andy McNab
Ash Atalla
Ben Kingsley
Cath Kidston
Chris Tarrant
Dame Ellen MacArthur
David Davis MP
Jenny Pitman
Kate Adie
Michael Holding
Peter Schmeichel
Richard Branson
Sir Clive Woodward
Toto Wolff
Warwick Davis

Ash Atalla
Castaway · 13 July 2025Lauren Laverne
Toto Wolff
Castaway · 30 July 2023Lauren Laverne
Peter Schmeichel

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 October 2021

·Lauren Laverne

Michael Holding

07°43′S 126°45′W

Michael Holding

Castaway · 12 September 2021Lauren Laverne

Warwick Davis

06°48′S 036°03′W

Warwick Davis

Castaway · 12 June 2016Kirsty Young

Jayne Torvill

06°03′S 052°00′W

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

Castaway · 16 February 2014Kirsty Young

Cath Kidston

00°55′S 142°17′W

Cath Kidston

Castaway · 24 April 2011Kirsty Young

Sir Clive Woodward

20°52′S 160°07′W

Sir Clive Woodward

Castaway · 21 February 2010Kirsty Young

Dame Ellen MacArthur

02°39′S 141°47′W

Dame Ellen MacArthur

Castaway · 4 October 2009Kirsty Young

David Davis MP

05°11′S 049°57′W

David Davis MP

Castaway · 16 November 2008Kirsty Young

Andy McNab

02°36′S 021°39′W

Andy McNab

Castaway · 9 January 2005Sue Lawley

Chris Tarrant

16°08′S 109°23′W

Chris Tarrant

Castaway · 22 April 2001Sue Lawley

Jenny Pitman

09°40′S 107°57′W

Jenny Pitman

Castaway · 1 October 1995Sue Lawley

Kate Adie

08°07′S 067°26′W

Kate Adie

Castaway · 15 May 1994Sue Lawley

Richard Branson

17°05′S 064°26′W

Richard Branson

Castaway · 4 June 1989Sue Lawley

Ben Kingsley

21°16′S 128°01′W

Ben Kingsley

Castaway · 16 February 1986Michael Parkinson

Phil Collins — Artist · desert is.land