Seal — Artist · desert is.land

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

Seal

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Ben Saunders
Evelyn Glennie
Kate Winslet
Samantha Power

Kate Winslet
Castaway · 21 December 2025Lauren Laverne
Samantha Power
Castaway · 17 January 2021Lauren Laverne
Ben Saunders
Castaway · 14 February 2016

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

04°03′S 138°45′W

Evelyn Glennie

Castaway · 24 January 1993Sue Lawley

Seal — Artist · desert is.land