The Doobie Brothers

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

The Doobie Brothers — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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1980s

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Castaways who chose this

Cher
Lulu
Marvin Hamlisch
Petula Clark
Victoria Wood

Cher
Cher on the entire audience laughing at her name in Silkwood
Castaway · 15 December 2024Lauren Laverne
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood on her childhood home crammed with junk from bombsites
Castaway · 23 December 2007Kirsty Young

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

Petula Clark

Petula Clark on coming close to a nervous breakdown as a teenager

Castaway · 24 December 1995Sue Lawley

Lulu

01°48′S 025°37′W

Lulu

Lulu on singing from a golden coach during the Queen's Coronation

Castaway · 4 October 1987Michael Parkinson

Marvin Hamlisch

14°47′S 010°38′W

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch on the concert where his pajamas showed beneath his trousers

Castaway · 3 December 1983Roy Plomley

Petula Clark

12°41′S 092°33′W

Petula Clark

Petula Clark on being discovered by the BBC during an air raid

Castaway · 20 February 1982Roy Plomley

Cher

Victoria Wood

Lulu

Marvin Hamlisch

Petula Clark