Steely Dan

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

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

James Lovelock
Rob Delaney
Sebastian Faulks
Sir Ernest Hall
William Gibson

Rob Delaney
Castaway · 7 July 2024Lauren Laverne
Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Castaway · 27 September 2015Kirsty Young
Sebastian Faulks
Castaway · 29 March 2009

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

William Gibson

00°24′S 065°37′W

William Gibson

Castaway · 19 November 1999Sue Lawley

Sir Ernest Hall

00°05′S 097°55′W

Sir Ernest Hall

Castaway · 26 April 1998Sue Lawley

James Lovelock

07°39′S 152°27′W

James Lovelock

Castaway · 17 November 1991Sue Lawley

Steely Dan — Artist · desert is.land

Rob Delaney

Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran

Sebastian Faulks

William Gibson

Sir Ernest Hall

James Lovelock