The Andrews Sisters

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
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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

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Chris Evans
Leslie Baily
Maria Aitken
Marina Abramović
Pamela Stephenson
Sir Howard Hodgkin

Marina Abramović
Castaway · 3 December 2023Lauren Laverne
Chris Evans
Castaway · 6 November 2005Sue Lawley
Sir Howard Hodgkin

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 · 27 November 1994

·Sue Lawley

Maria Aitken

20°19′S 136°55′W

Maria Aitken

Castaway · 18 June 1989Sue Lawley

Pamela Stephenson

18°54′S 048°58′W

Pamela Stephenson

Castaway · 17 July 1982Roy Plomley

Leslie Baily

07°51′S 040°43′W

Leslie Baily

Castaway · 13 January 1964Roy Plomley

The Andrews Sisters — Artist · desert is.land

Marina Abramović

Chris Evans

Sir Howard Hodgkin

Maria Aitken

Pamela Stephenson

Leslie Baily