Tracy Chapman

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

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alice Walker
Andy Hamilton
Baroness Arminka Helić
Gok Wan
Maggie Alphonsi
Nazir Afzal
Professor Lucy Easthope
Professor Sharon Peacock

Maggie Alphonsi
Castaway · 17 August 2025Lauren Laverne
Professor Lucy Easthope
Castaway · 8 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Professor Sharon Peacock
Castaway · 21 May 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
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

·Lauren Laverne

Nazir Afzal

03°29′S 061°00′W

Nazir Afzal

Castaway · 1 August 2021Lauren Laverne

Baroness Arminka Helić

00°52′S 119°18′W

Baroness Arminka Helić

Castaway · 13 October 2019Lauren Laverne

Alice Walker

13°16′S 083°40′W

Alice Walker

Castaway · 19 May 2013Kirsty Young

Gok Wan

14°55′S 033°55′W

Gok Wan

Castaway · 7 February 2010Kirsty Young

Andy Hamilton

14°46′S 014°48′W

Andy Hamilton

Castaway · 27 April 1997Sue Lawley

Tracy Chapman — Artist · desert is.land