The Beautiful South — Artist · desert is.land

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

The Beautiful South

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

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Castaway · 3 February 2019Lauren Laverne
Kay Mellor

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 · 29 October 2017

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Castaway · 22 June 2014Kirsty Young

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Castaway · 3 October 2010Kirsty Young

The Beautiful South — Artist · desert is.land