Pink Floyd — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Pink Floyd

35 episodes

Chosen over the decades

35

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alfie Boe
Andrew Ramroop
Ara Darzi
Brian Moore
Carla Lane
Christina Dodwell
Danny Dyer
Elton John
Frank Bough
George Clooney
George McGavin
Imran Khan
Jacques Loussier
James Galway
Jeremy Clarkson
Jimmy McGovern
Lord David Cobbold
Martina Cole
Mary Greenwell
Matt Smith
Michael Mansfield
Michael Quinn
Noel Gallagher
Omar Sharif
more

Tahra Zafar
Castaway · 8 February 2026Lauren Laverne
Mary Greenwell
Castaway · 19 October 2025Lauren Laverne
Danny Dyer
Castaway · 11 May 2025Lauren Laverne

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

09°06′S 094°58′W

Andrew Ramroop

Castaway · 10 July 2022Lauren Laverne

12°55′S 085°09′W

George McGavin

Castaway · 7 February 2021Lauren Laverne

09°17′S 169°11′W

Stephen Graham

Castaway · 17 November 2019Lauren Laverne

08°50′S 048°24′W

Martina Cole

Castaway · 24 June 2018Kirsty Young

22°41′S 163°59′W

Matt Smith

Castaway · 4 March 2018Kirsty Young

01°17′S 166°36′W

Noel Gallagher

Castaway · 19 July 2015Kirsty Young

13°01′S 067°43′W

Paul Hollywood

Castaway · 29 March 2015Kirsty Young

09°46′S 107°43′W

Sir Andre Geim

Castaway · 30 March 2014Kirsty Young

Professor Hugh Montgomery

17°24′S 061°08′W

Professor Hugh Montgomery

Castaway · 23 February 2014Kirsty Young

11°00′S 142°52′W

Brian Moore

Castaway · 26 February 2012Kirsty Young

03°37′S 017°00′W

Alfie Boe

Castaway · 5 June 2011Kirsty Young

Michael Mansfield

17°47′S 122°32′W

Michael Mansfield

Castaway · 17 October 2010Kirsty Young

Lord David Cobbold

01°25′S 076°57′W

Lord David Cobbold

Castaway · 8 August 2010Kirsty Young

03°18′S 042°18′W

Ara Darzi

Castaway · 22 June 2008Kirsty Young

Rt Hon David Cameron MP

08°16′S 061°39′W

Rt Hon David Cameron MP

Castaway · 28 May 2006Sue Lawley

23°11′S 128°44′W

Paulo Coelho

Castaway · 3 July 2005Sue Lawley

Jeremy Clarkson

11°31′S 031°07′W

Jeremy Clarkson

Castaway · 16 November 2003Sue Lawley

Vittorio Radice

10°54′S 007°06′W

Vittorio Radice

Castaway · 8 June 2003Sue Lawley

05°48′S 074°30′W

George Clooney

Castaway · 23 February 2003Sue Lawley

21°32′S 170°19′W

Tasmin Little

Castaway · 29 April 2001Sue Lawley

19°38′S 043°06′W

Jimmy McGovern

Castaway · 14 January 1996Sue Lawley

Christina Dodwell

07°12′S 158°40′W

Christina Dodwell

Castaway · 6 March 1994Sue Lawley

06°15′S 079°28′W

Imran Khan

Castaway · 6 October 1991Sue Lawley

Jacques Loussier

11°13′S 124°00′W

Jacques Loussier

Castaway · 27 September 1987Michael Parkinson

09°54′S 168°01′W

Frank Bough

Castaway · 26 April 1987Michael Parkinson

17°15′S 139°04′W

Elton John

Castaway · 1 June 1986Michael Parkinson

17°56′S 119°37′W

Michael Quinn

Castaway · 17 March 1984Roy Plomley

00°35′S 140°12′W

Zandra Rhodes

Castaway · 12 February 1983Roy Plomley

Pamela Stephenson

18°54′S 048°58′W

Pamela Stephenson

Castaway · 17 July 1982Roy Plomley

20°11′S 056°53′W

Carla Lane

Castaway · 28 February 1981Roy Plomley

02°45′S 134°48′W

Omar Sharif

Castaway · 14 January 1978Roy Plomley

22°59′S 161°48′W

James Galway

Castaway · 14 August 1976Roy Plomley

Pink Floyd — Artist · desert is.land