Vera Lynn

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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

Vera Lynn — Artist · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

14 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Arthur Hailey
Ben Lyon
Clare Hollingworth
Dame Vera Lynn
Group Captain Peter Townsend
Joan Collins
Judy Grinham
Lord Ashley
Lord Deedes
Lord Montagu
Sir Douglas Bader
Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Ken Adam
Tony Greig

Sir Ken Adam
Castaway · 23 May 2004Sue Lawley
Lord Deedes
Castaway · 5 August 2001Sue Lawley
Clare Hollingworth

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 · 10 January 1999

·Sue Lawley

Lord Ashley

20°20′S 136°32′W

Lord Ashley

Castaway · 26 December 1993Sue Lawley

Dame Vera Lynn

09°58′S 127°47′W

Dame Vera Lynn

Castaway · 3 September 1989Sue Lawley

Joan Collins

05°21′S 162°19′W

Joan Collins

Castaway · 25 June 1989Sue Lawley

Lord Montagu

15°51′S 089°28′W

Lord Montagu

Castaway · 30 August 1987Michael Parkinson

Arthur Hailey

20°29′S 031°33′W

Arthur Hailey

Castaway · 6 April 1986Michael Parkinson

Sir Douglas Bader

07°42′S 032°07′W

Sir Douglas Bader

Castaway · 28 November 1981Roy Plomley

Sir Edmund Hillary

20°47′S 032°20′W

Sir Edmund Hillary

Castaway · 14 April 1979Roy Plomley

Tony Greig

09°54′S 168°25′W

Tony Greig

Castaway · 22 May 1976Roy Plomley

Group Captain Peter Townsend

20°55′S 059°45′W

Group Captain Peter Townsend

Castaway · 25 November 1972Roy Plomley

Judy Grinham

18°14′S 015°32′W

Judy Grinham

Castaway · 9 March 1959Roy Plomley

Ben Lyon

04°11′S 131°41′W

Ben Lyon

Castaway · 17 February 1958Roy Plomley