Rex Harrison

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

11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dame Gladys Cooper
Dilys Powell
Dirk Bogarde
Eva Burrows
Gyles Brandreth
Leonard Rossiter
Neil Simon
Neil Tennant
Professor Jean Golding
Tim Rice
Tony Britton

Professor Jean Golding
Castaway · 18 November 2022Lauren Laverne
Gyles Brandreth
Castaway · 9 January 2011Kirsty Young
Neil Tennant

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 · 4 February 2007

·Kirsty Young

Neil Simon

12°37′S 043°22′W

Neil Simon

Castaway · 14 May 1995Sue Lawley

Eva Burrows

11°22′S 158°56′W

Eva Burrows

Castaway · 16 May 1993Sue Lawley

Dilys Powell

18°59′S 161°35′W

Dilys Powell

Castaway · 24 November 1991Sue Lawley

Leonard Rossiter

14°08′S 068°00′W

Leonard Rossiter

Castaway · 12 April 1980Roy Plomley

Tim Rice

02°57′S 172°44′W

Tim Rice

Castaway · 21 February 1976Roy Plomley

Tony Britton

05°57′S 086°09′W

Tony Britton

Castaway · 6 January 1973Roy Plomley

Dame Gladys Cooper

23°17′S 091°19′W

Dame Gladys Cooper

Castaway · 23 December 1967Roy Plomley

Dirk Bogarde

11°52′S 029°40′W

Dirk Bogarde

Castaway · 28 September 1964Roy Plomley

Rex Harrison — Artist · desert is.land