Rufus Wainwright

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

9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Derren Brown
George Michael
Helen McCrory
James Corden
James Graham
Jojo Moyes
Mark Gatiss
Matthew Bourne
Sam Taylor-Wood

Jojo Moyes
Castaway · 28 December 2025Lauren Laverne
James Graham
Castaway · 10 March 2024Lauren Laverne
Helen McCrory

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 · 28 June 2020

·Lauren Laverne

Derren Brown

19°26′S 117°15′W

Derren Brown

Castaway · 26 May 2019Lauren Laverne

James Corden

14°14′S 034°21′W

James Corden

Castaway · 12 February 2012Kirsty Young

Mark Gatiss

14°37′S 058°51′W

Mark Gatiss

Castaway · 23 October 2011Kirsty Young

George Michael

13°30′S 155°03′W

George Michael

Castaway · 30 September 2007Kirsty Young

Sam Taylor-Wood

15°16′S 012°31′W

Sam Taylor-Wood

Castaway · 16 January 2005Sue Lawley

Matthew Bourne

05°30′S 099°25′W

Matthew Bourne

Castaway · 19 November 2004Sue Lawley

Rufus Wainwright — Artist · desert is.land