Sviatoslav Richter

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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Long wave 198 kHz
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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

14 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

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
Castaway · 16 November 2018Lauren Laverne
Dame Stephanie Shirley
Castaway · 23 May 2010Kirsty Young
Antonio Pappano

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 · 25 April 2004

·Sue Lawley

Nicholas Grimshaw

23°38′S 137°43′W

Nicholas Grimshaw

Castaway · 14 December 2003Sue Lawley

Eileen Atkins

23°59′S 168°52′W

Eileen Atkins

Castaway · 29 November 1998Sue Lawley

Sir Magdi Yacoub

13°24′S 140°50′W

Sir Magdi Yacoub

Castaway · 18 June 1995Sue Lawley

James Mason

00°27′S 125°22′W

James Mason

Castaway · 26 September 1981Roy Plomley

Michael Powell

19°53′S 123°39′W

Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

Castaway · 20 September 1980Roy Plomley

Reginald Goodall

14°25′S 076°13′W

Reginald Goodall

Castaway · 5 January 1980Roy Plomley

Les Dawson

17°06′S 131°53′W

Les Dawson

Castaway · 8 April 1978Roy Plomley

Michael Holroyd

13°47′S 167°51′W

Michael Holroyd

Castaway · 22 January 1977Roy Plomley

Joseph Cooper

08°38′S 167°37′W

Joseph Cooper

Castaway · 19 May 1973Roy Plomley

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

13°52′S 172°56′W

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

Castaway · 13 November 1968Roy Plomley

Dame Margot Fonteyn

06°51′S 171°13′W

Dame Margot Fonteyn

Castaway · 12 April 1965Roy Plomley

Sviatoslav Richter — Artist · desert is.land