The Undertones

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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6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

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Castaways who chose this

Bill Bailey
Chris Packham
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
James Nesbitt
Jenny Sealey
John Peel

Jenny Sealey
Castaway · 17 March 2024Lauren Laverne
Chris Packham
Castaway · 13 October 2013Kirsty Young
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Castaway · 21 March 2010

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

James Nesbitt

22°28′S 005°17′W

James Nesbitt

Castaway · 21 December 2008Kirsty Young

Bill Bailey

01°59′S 059°34′W

Bill Bailey

Castaway · 8 June 2008Kirsty Young

John Peel

16°51′S 138°00′W

John Peel

Castaway · 14 January 1990Sue Lawley

The Undertones — Artist · desert is.land

Jenny Sealey

Chris Packham

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

James Nesbitt

Bill Bailey

John Peel