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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

7 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Charlie Brooker
Clive Oppenheimer
Daniel Radcliffe
Jesse Armstrong
Jimmy Carr
Professor Alice Roberts
Rob Delaney

Jesse Armstrong
Castaway · 11 January 2026Lauren Laverne
Rob Delaney
Castaway · 7 July 2024Lauren Laverne
Professor Alice Roberts

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 · 24 March 2024

·Lauren Laverne

Clive Oppenheimer

15°43′S 040°44′W

Clive Oppenheimer

Castaway · 18 February 2024Lauren Laverne

Daniel Radcliffe

08°24′S 057°27′W

Daniel Radcliffe

Castaway · 15 March 2020Lauren Laverne

Charlie Brooker

15°28′S 133°20′W

Charlie Brooker

Castaway · 7 January 2018Kirsty Young

Jimmy Carr

19°01′S 018°57′W

Jimmy Carr

Castaway · 5 March 2017Kirsty Young

Pixies — Artist · desert is.land

Jesse Armstrong

Rob Delaney

Professor Alice Roberts

Clive Oppenheimer

Daniel Radcliffe

Charlie Brooker

Jimmy Carr