The Stranglers

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

Brian Moore
Darcey Bussell
Lord Victor Adebowale
Marco Pierre White
Professor Dame Carol Robinson

Professor Dame Carol Robinson
Castaway · 10 August 2025Lauren Laverne
Ant and Dec
Castaway · 29 December 2013Kirsty Young
Brian Moore
Castaway · 26 February 2012

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

·Kirsty Young

Lord Victor Adebowale

01°58′S 067°59′W

Lord Victor Adebowale

Castaway · 30 October 2011Kirsty Young

Darcey Bussell

18°04′S 004°31′W

Darcey Bussell

Castaway · 14 May 2006Sue Lawley

Marco Pierre White

19°15′S 038°38′W

Marco Pierre White

Castaway · 2 June 1991Sue Lawley

The Stranglers — Artist · desert is.land

Professor Dame Carol Robinson

Ant and Dec

Brian Moore

Lord Victor Adebowale

Darcey Bussell

Marco Pierre White