The Clash — 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
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

The Clash

18 episodes

Chosen over the decades

18

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Andy Kershaw
Andy McNab
Ben Elton
Boris Johnson MP
Damien Hirst
Gurinder Chadha
Harry Enfield
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lorraine Kelly
Mark Steel
Mark Strong
Martin Freeman
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Shirley Conran
Suggs
Tracey Emin

Lorraine Kelly
Castaway · 2 November 2025Lauren Laverne
Mark Steel
Castaway · 1 December 2024Lauren Laverne
Mark Strong

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 · 7 March 2021

·Lauren Laverne

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

22°33′S 137°34′W

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

Castaway · 29 September 2019Lauren Laverne

02°17′S 124°41′W

Martin Freeman

Castaway · 31 March 2019Lauren Laverne

Gurinder Chadha

23°21′S 027°21′W

Gurinder Chadha

Castaway · 22 November 2015Kirsty Young

17°28′S 046°38′W

Damien Hirst

Castaway · 12 May 2013Kirsty Young

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

07°03′S 022°43′W

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Castaway · 26 July 2009Kirsty Young

Sanjeev Bhaskar

23°03′S 101°20′W

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Castaway · 12 October 2008Kirsty Young

00°04′S 116°13′W

Andy Kershaw

Castaway · 11 March 2007Kirsty Young

Boris Johnson MP

23°41′S 017°29′W

Boris Johnson MP

Castaway · 30 October 2005Sue Lawley

02°36′S 021°39′W

Andy McNab

Castaway · 9 January 2005Sue Lawley

19°42′S 156°33′W

Tracey Emin

Castaway · 28 November 2004Sue Lawley

Kristin Scott Thomas

02°15′S 053°41′W

Kristin Scott Thomas

Castaway · 30 March 2003Sue Lawley

02°00′S 037°44′W

Suggs

Castaway · 19 May 2002Sue Lawley

23°48′S 040°12′W

Harry Enfield

Castaway · 18 May 1997Sue Lawley

17°51′S 119°45′W

Ben Elton

Castaway · 29 September 1996Sue Lawley

19°11′S 124°02′W

Shirley Conran

Castaway · 16 July 1977Roy Plomley

The Clash — Artist · desert is.land