The Streets — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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The Streets — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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The Streets

5 episodes

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5

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2020s

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2

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Anna Maxwell Martin
Billie Piper
Guy Martin
Lily Allen
Tom Daley

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Guy Martin
Guy Martin on his inner chimp being Ben Kingsley
Castaway · 31 May 2026Lauren Laverne

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
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About

Transmission

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

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Tom Daley

Tom Daley on freezing on the way up to his third dive at age 12

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Lily Allen

Lily Allen on her singing teacher hearing her sing an Oasis song

Castaway · 29 June 2014Kirsty Young