The Isley Brothers

Tuning in…

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

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

The Isley Brothers — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Sir Salman Rushdie
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Castaway · 23 November 2025Lauren Laverne
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ebony Rainford-Brent on the day police came to say her brother was in intensive care
Castaway · 8 December 2024Lauren Laverne

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Transmission

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

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