The Carpenters

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
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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Ben Saunders
Dame Helena Morrissey
Donna Ockenden
Gareth Southgate OBE
John Timpson
Josephine Cox
Shirley Anne Field
Shirley Ballas
Tom Daley

Donna Ockenden
Castaway · 23 March 2025Lauren Laverne
Gareth Southgate OBE
Castaway · 22 December 2024Lauren Laverne
Shirley Ballas

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 · 10 December 2023

·Lauren Laverne

Dame Helena Morrissey

19°44′S 066°35′W

Dame Helena Morrissey

Castaway · 22 March 2020Lauren Laverne

Tom Daley

17°17′S 076°19′W

Tom Daley

Castaway · 30 September 2018Kirsty Young

John Timpson

07°12′S 109°02′W

John Timpson

Castaway · 27 March 2016Kirsty Young

Ben Saunders

20°50′S 126°39′W

Ben Saunders

Castaway · 14 February 2016Kirsty Young

Josephine Cox

07°26′S 057°40′W

Josephine Cox

Castaway · 8 May 2005Sue Lawley

Shirley Anne Field

00°58′S 101°00′W

Shirley Anne Field

Castaway · 14 November 1993Sue Lawley

The Carpenters — Artist · desert is.land