Richard Strauss

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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7 episodes

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Total castaways

1970s

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Alfred Hitchcock
Bruce Tulloh
Charlie Cairoli
Charlotte Rampling
Elizabeth Harwood
Kirsten Flagstad
Stan Barstow

Stan Barstow
Castaway · 24 August 1986Michael Parkinson
Charlie Cairoli
Castaway · 25 December 1976Roy Plomley
Charlotte Rampling
Castaway · 3 April 1976

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

·Roy Plomley

Bruce Tulloh

09°28′S 114°51′W

Bruce Tulloh

Castaway · 23 November 1974Roy Plomley

Elizabeth Harwood

13°44′S 074°28′W

Elizabeth Harwood

Castaway · 18 March 1972Roy Plomley

Alfred Hitchcock

14°37′S 156°02′W

Alfred Hitchcock

Castaway · 19 October 1959Roy Plomley

Kirsten Flagstad

02°30′S 073°18′W

Kirsten Flagstad

Castaway · 29 April 1952Roy Plomley

Richard Strauss — Artist · desert is.land

Stan Barstow

Charlie Cairoli

Charlotte Rampling

Bruce Tulloh

Elizabeth Harwood

Alfred Hitchcock

Kirsten Flagstad