Sammy Davis Jr.

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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7 episodes

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1990s

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Bruce Forsyth
Lord Delfont
Roy Fox
Sara Pascoe
Simon Cowell
Tom Ilube
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Simon Cowell

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 · 13 August 2006

·Sue Lawley

Bruce Forsyth

05°35′S 020°52′W

Bruce Forsyth

Castaway · 1 December 1996Sue Lawley

Lord Delfont

20°18′S 143°19′W

Lord Delfont

Castaway · 10 November 1991Sue Lawley

Topol

18°48′S 179°35′W

Topol

Castaway · 15 October 1983Roy Plomley

Roy Fox

10°51′S 006°50′W

Roy Fox

Castaway · 16 February 1974Roy Plomley

Sammy Davis Jr. — Artist · desert is.land

Sara Pascoe

Tom Ilube

Simon Cowell

Bruce Forsyth

Lord Delfont

Topol

Roy Fox