Roy Orbison

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

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Billy Connolly
John Peel
Liz Smith
Marcus Wareing
Michael Deeley
Richard Branson

Marcus Wareing
Castaway · 14 July 2019Lauren Laverne
Michael Deeley
Castaway · 14 December 2008Kirsty Young
Liz Smith
Castaway · 9 March 2008

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

·Kirsty Young

Billy Connolly

18°17′S 124°34′W

Billy Connolly

Castaway · 18 November 2001Sue Lawley

John Peel

16°51′S 138°00′W

John Peel

Castaway · 14 January 1990Sue Lawley

Richard Branson

17°05′S 064°26′W

Richard Branson

Castaway · 4 June 1989Sue Lawley

Roy Orbison — Artist · desert is.land

Marcus Wareing

Michael Deeley

Liz Smith

Billy Connolly

John Peel

Richard Branson