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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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Artist

The Who

15 episodes

Chosen over the decades

15

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

4

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alice Cooper
Bill Nighy
Bob Mortimer
Dame Sally Davies
George McGavin
Greta Gerwig
Harvey Goldsmith
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Jeremy Clarkson
Johnny Vegas
Oliver Reed
Professor Dame Jane Francis
Professor Tanya Byron
Richard Madeley
Rick Wakeman

Greta Gerwig
Castaway · 17 December 2023Lauren Laverne
George McGavin
Castaway · 7 February 2021Lauren Laverne
Dame Sally Davies

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

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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

Castaway · 28 July 2019

·Lauren Laverne

10°32′S 054°37′W

Bob Mortimer

Castaway · 3 February 2019Lauren Laverne

Professor Dame Jane Francis

17°59′S 116°29′W

Professor Dame Jane Francis

Castaway · 24 September 2017Kirsty Young

01°09′S 146°35′W

Rick Wakeman

Castaway · 11 June 2017Kirsty Young

Professor Tanya Byron

12°20′S 173°55′W

Professor Tanya Byron

Castaway · 27 October 2013Kirsty Young

04°07′S 131°40′W

Alice Cooper

Castaway · 21 November 2010Kirsty Young

20°01′S 015°01′W

Johnny Vegas

Castaway · 3 October 2010Kirsty Young

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

07°03′S 022°43′W

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Castaway · 26 July 2009Kirsty Young

Harvey Goldsmith

18°23′S 031°51′W

Harvey Goldsmith

Castaway · 5 July 2009Kirsty Young

Richard Madeley

16°18′S 001°08′W

Richard Madeley

Castaway · 8 March 2009Kirsty Young

12°34′S 137°48′W

Bill Nighy

Castaway · 14 March 2004Sue Lawley

Jeremy Clarkson

11°31′S 031°07′W

Jeremy Clarkson

Castaway · 16 November 2003Sue Lawley

22°07′S 105°43′W

Oliver Reed

Castaway · 30 November 1974Roy Plomley

The Who — Artist · desert is.land