The Weather Girls

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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6 episodes

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Total castaways

1980s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dr Gwen Adshead
George Davies
Julie Walters
Sandi Toksvig
Sir Gregory Doran
Victoria Wood

Sir Gregory Doran
Castaway · 29 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Sandi Toksvig
Castaway · 29 November 2015Kirsty Young
Dr Gwen Adshead
Castaway · 11 July 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

George Davies

05°01′S 168°10′W

George Davies

Castaway · 11 June 2006Sue Lawley

Victoria Wood

21°50′S 093°11′W

Victoria Wood

Castaway · 8 February 1987Michael Parkinson

Julie Walters

03°00′S 172°32′W

Julie Walters

Castaway · 2 February 1985Roy Plomley

The Weather Girls — Artist · desert is.land

Sir Gregory Doran

Sandi Toksvig

Dr Gwen Adshead

George Davies

Victoria Wood

Julie Walters