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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

The Beach Boys

34 episodes

Chosen over the decades

34

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alec Jeffreys
Alice Cooper
Andy Hamilton
Brian Cox
Carolyn McCall
Christine McVie
David Essex
Dr Jonathan Miller
Francesca Simon
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Garrison Keillor
Gorden Kaye
Graham Nash
Jamie Dornan
Jeremy Deller
John Cale
John Curry
Jude Kelly
Julie Burchill
Nigel Slater
Paul Abbott
Paul Merton
Phil Redmond
Professor Dame Ann Dowling
more

Jamie Dornan
Castaway · 28 January 2024Lauren Laverne
Graham Nash
Castaway · 7 January 2024Lauren Laverne
Sue Barker

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 · 18 September 2022

·Lauren Laverne

09°19′S 147°12′W

Brian Cox

Castaway · 29 March 2020Lauren Laverne

21°16′S 087°15′W

Jeremy Deller

Castaway · 6 January 2019Lauren Laverne

Sir Peter Lampl

23°04′S 056°58′W

Sir Peter Lampl

Castaway · 13 May 2018Kirsty Young

Christine McVie

22°11′S 176°00′W

Christine McVie

Castaway · 17 December 2017Kirsty Young

00°30′S 159°44′W

Tim Martin

Castaway · 3 December 2017Kirsty Young

Stella McCartney

03°27′S 129°19′W

Stella McCartney

Castaway · 25 June 2017Kirsty Young

Professor Dame Ann Dowling

04°30′S 054°19′W

Professor Dame Ann Dowling

Castaway · 24 July 2016Kirsty Young

11°34′S 077°27′W

Carolyn McCall

Castaway · 6 October 2013Kirsty Young

09°13′S 117°42′W

Julie Burchill

Castaway · 10 February 2013Kirsty Young

15°01′S 131°49′W

Vikram Seth

Castaway · 22 January 2012Kirsty Young

Francesca Simon

16°56′S 041°35′W

Francesca Simon

Castaway · 6 November 2011Kirsty Young

02°37′S 148°30′W

Sandie Shaw

Castaway · 26 December 2010Kirsty Young

04°07′S 131°40′W

Alice Cooper

Castaway · 21 November 2010Kirsty Young

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

23°32′S 058°49′W

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Castaway · 21 March 2010Kirsty Young

20°50′S 175°14′W

Alec Jeffreys

Castaway · 9 December 2007Kirsty Young

20°26′S 151°45′W

Paul Abbott

Castaway · 11 February 2007Kirsty Young

11°04′S 022°08′W

Nigel Slater

Castaway · 5 June 2005Sue Lawley

Dr Jonathan Miller

04°55′S 003°23′W

Dr Jonathan Miller

Castaway · 23 January 2005Sue Lawley

19°42′S 156°33′W

Tracey Emin

Castaway · 28 November 2004Sue Lawley

18°37′S 099°16′W

John Cale

Castaway · 22 February 2004Sue Lawley

16°12′S 094°52′W

Jude Kelly

Castaway · 5 May 2002Sue Lawley

06°40′S 160°13′W

Tim Smit

Castaway · 10 December 2000Sue Lawley

05°48′S 126°33′W

Rick Stein

Castaway · 1 August 1999Sue Lawley

13°34′S 069°29′W

Richard Curtis

Castaway · 28 February 1999Sue Lawley

14°46′S 014°48′W

Andy Hamilton

Castaway · 27 April 1997Sue Lawley

20°50′S 175°17′W

Phil Redmond

Castaway · 15 January 1995Sue Lawley

Garrison Keillor

06°48′S 085°42′W

Garrison Keillor

Castaway · 1 May 1994Sue Lawley

23°29′S 065°31′W

Paul Merton

Castaway · 19 September 1993Sue Lawley

11°16′S 117°55′W

Gorden Kaye

Castaway · 22 December 1991Sue Lawley

11°52′S 003°47′W

David Essex

Castaway · 10 July 1988Michael Parkinson

22°49′S 014°15′W

John Curry

Castaway · 12 February 1977Roy Plomley

The Beach Boys — Artist · desert is.land