Tito Schipa

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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Artist

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Clive James
Giovanni Martinelli
Luciano Pavarotti
Salvatore Accardo
Sir Francis McLean
Tennessee Williams

Clive James
Castaway · 11 June 2000Sue Lawley
Salvatore Accardo
Castaway · 26 April 1980Roy Plomley
Tennessee Williams

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

Castaway · 9 September 1978

·Roy Plomley

Luciano Pavarotti

13°18′S 001°52′W

Luciano Pavarotti

Castaway · 14 February 1976Roy Plomley

Sir Francis McLean

07°55′S 044°44′W

Sir Francis McLean

Castaway · 12 August 1968Roy Plomley

Giovanni Martinelli

19°42′S 096°18′W

Giovanni Martinelli

Castaway · 18 June 1962Roy Plomley

Tito Schipa — Artist · desert is.land

Clive James

Salvatore Accardo

Tennessee Williams

Luciano Pavarotti

Sir Francis McLean

Giovanni Martinelli