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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
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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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Joe Simpson
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Rob Delaney

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Castaway · 15 October 2023Lauren Laverne
Lucinda Russell
Castaway · 24 September 2023

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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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

Lauren Laverne

Fiona Hill

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Fiona Hill

Castaway · 8 May 2022Lauren Laverne

Professor Tanya Byron

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Professor Tanya Byron

Castaway · 27 October 2013Kirsty Young

Joe Simpson

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Joe Simpson

Castaway · 19 September 2004Sue Lawley

The The — Artist · desert is.land

Rob Delaney

Dame Donna Langley

Lucinda Russell

Fiona Hill

Professor Tanya Byron

Joe Simpson