The Pretenders

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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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Transmission

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

The Pretenders — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Clare Smyth
Clare Smyth on cooking for the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan
Castaway · 31 July 2022Lauren Laverne
Brian Cox
Brian Cox on his sister presenting him from behind a coal bunker curtain
Castaway · 29 March 2020Lauren 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

John McEnroe on being greeted by 'you cannot be serious' at UK immigration

Castaway · 16 July 2017Kirsty Young

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Bill Bailey on rehearsing his act during a delirious walk home

Castaway · 8 June 2008Kirsty Young

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Stephen King on his wife fishing Carrie out of the bin

Castaway · 19 November 2006Kirsty Young