UB40

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desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

UB40 — Artist · desert is.land

Artist

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2020s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

David Harewood
David Harewood on being told 'get out of my country' aged seven
Castaway · 29 May 2022Lauren Laverne
Nazir Afzal
Nazir Afzal on the moment a victim said her recovery began when he believed her
Castaway · 1 August 2021Lauren Laverne

desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Samantha Morton on snapping and fighting back against a bully in a homeless hostel

Castaway · 4 October 2020Lauren Laverne

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Mona Siddiqui on dressing up as a bride and sitting silently for two hours in a school play

Castaway · 21 October 2012Kirsty Young