Robbie Williams

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Robbie Williams — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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2000s

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Chris Tarrant
Colin Montgomerie
Frankie Dettori
Guy Martin
Peter Schmeichel
Rebel Wilson
Rt Hon Ed Miliband
Sue Biggs

Guy Martin
Guy Martin on his inner chimp being Ben Kingsley
Castaway · 31 May 2026Lauren Laverne
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson on moving to Hollywood with one suitcase and a duna
Castaway · 2 June 2024Lauren 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

Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel on not remembering Manchester United’s 1999 Champions League victory

Castaway · 31 October 2021Lauren Laverne

Sue Biggs

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Sue Biggs

Sue Biggs on receiving a packet of seeds for her seventh birthday

Castaway · 7 July 2019Lauren Laverne

Rt Hon Ed Miliband

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Rt Hon Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband on the only time he ever prayed

Castaway · 24 November 2013Kirsty Young

Frankie Dettori

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Frankie Dettori

Frankie Dettori on the day he rode seven winners at Ascot

Castaway · 15 January 2006Sue Lawley

Chris Tarrant

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Chris Tarrant

Chris Tarrant on his son telling him his job is just a bit of sitting down

Castaway · 22 April 2001Sue Lawley

Colin Montgomerie

11°42′S 096°44′W

Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie on turning heckling into determination at the Ryder Cup

Castaway · 12 March 2000Sue Lawley

Guy Martin

Rebel Wilson

Sue Biggs

Rt Hon Ed Miliband

Frankie Dettori

Chris Tarrant

Colin Montgomerie