The Drifters

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

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Billy Connolly
Brian Cox
Celia Birtwell
Paul Costelloe
Rebecca Adlington
Wendy Dagworthy

Paul Costelloe
Castaway · 4 July 2021Lauren Laverne
Brian Cox
Castaway · 29 March 2020Lauren Laverne
Rebecca Adlington

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 · 14 June 2015

·Kirsty Young

Wendy Dagworthy

21°06′S 165°21′W

Wendy Dagworthy

Castaway · 2 November 2014Kirsty Young

Celia Birtwell

03°10′S 008°02′W

Celia Birtwell

Castaway · 7 October 2012Kirsty Young

Billy Connolly

17°52′S 142°18′W

Billy Connolly

Castaway · 30 July 1977Roy Plomley

The Drifters — Artist · desert is.land

Paul Costelloe

Brian Cox

Rebecca Adlington

Wendy Dagworthy

Celia Birtwell

Billy Connolly