Sviatoslav Richter — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Sviatoslav Richter — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Sviatoslav Richter

14 episodes

Chosen over the decades

13

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

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Antonio Pappano
Dame Margot Fonteyn
Dame Stephanie Shirley
Eileen Atkins
Hella Pick
James Mason
Joseph Cooper
Les Dawson
Michael Holroyd
Nicholas Grimshaw
Reginald Goodall
Sir Magdi Yacoub
Sir Paul Gore-Booth

Hella Pick
Hella Pick on the time diplomats hid from her in the men's cloakroom
Castaway · 16 November 2018Lauren Laverne
Dame Stephanie Shirley
Stephanie Shirley on signing her business letters as Steve
Castaway · 23 May 2010Kirsty Young

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
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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

Antonio Pappano

Antonio Pappano on the baton that flew out of his hand during Pagliacci

Castaway · 25 April 2004Sue Lawley

Nicholas Grimshaw

23°38′S 137°43′W

Nicholas Grimshaw

How seeing an architecture school in Edinburgh set Nicholas Grimshaw's career

Castaway · 14 December 2003Sue Lawley

23°59′S 168°52′W

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins on the gipsy who predicted she would be a great dancer

Castaway · 29 November 1998Sue Lawley

Sir Magdi Yacoub

13°24′S 140°50′W

Sir Magdi Yacoub

Magdi Yacoub on his controversial baboon experiment

Castaway · 18 June 1995Sue Lawley

00°27′S 125°22′W

James Mason

James Mason on his shame at wanting to be an international star

Castaway · 26 September 1981Roy Plomley

19°53′S 123°39′W

Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

How the War Office tried to stop Powell and Pressburger making Colonel Blimp

Castaway · 20 September 1980Roy Plomley

Reginald Goodall

14°25′S 076°13′W

Reginald Goodall

Reginald Goodall on being a 'very bad Verdi conductor'

Castaway · 5 January 1980Roy Plomley

17°06′S 131°53′W

Les Dawson

How a gig in a reconverted kipper depot traumatised Les Dawson

Castaway · 8 April 1978Roy Plomley

Michael Holroyd

13°47′S 167°51′W

Michael Holroyd

Michael Holroyd on arguing so persuasively his father told him to profit from it

Castaway · 22 January 1977Roy Plomley

08°38′S 167°37′W

Joseph Cooper

How keeping a dummy keyboard helped Joseph Cooper prepare for rescue

Castaway · 19 May 1973Roy Plomley

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

13°52′S 172°56′W

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

How a quiet Sherlock Holmes trip to Switzerland became a world story for Paul Gore-Booth

Castaway · 13 November 1968Roy Plomley

Dame Margot Fonteyn

06°51′S 171°13′W

Dame Margot Fonteyn

Margot Fonteyn on seeing her first ballet at the Camargo Society aged 12

Castaway · 12 April 1965Roy Plomley