Vladimir Ashkenazy — Artist · desert is.land

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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Artist

Vladimir Ashkenazy

35 episodes

Chosen over the decades

35

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

AC Grayling
Adam Kay
Antonio Carluccio
Athene Seyler
Barbara Mills QC
Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (Sue)
Barry Tuckwell
Berry Gordy
Catherine Cookson
Colin Dexter
Cressida Dick
Dr George Carey
Dr Max Perutz
Fred Dibnah
Garry Kasparov
Helen Macdonald
Jean Rook
John Dankworth
John Ogdon
John Piper
John Sessions
Joseph Cooper
Maria Aitken
Marjorie Wallace
more

Adam Kay
Castaway · 18 June 2023Lauren Laverne
Helen Macdonald
Castaway · 5 December 2021Lauren Laverne
Cressida Dick

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 February 2019

·Lauren Laverne

05°24′S 027°39′W

Garry Kasparov

Castaway · 28 January 2018Kirsty Young

08°44′S 175°18′W

Berry Gordy

Castaway · 22 May 2016Kirsty Young

Marjorie Wallace

10°42′S 036°29′W

Marjorie Wallace

Castaway · 1 November 2015Kirsty Young

Sister Wendy Beckett

02°53′S 097°31′W

Sister Wendy Beckett

Castaway · 16 December 2012Kirsty Young

03°41′S 066°48′W

AC Grayling

Castaway · 10 August 2008Kirsty Young

Antonio Carluccio

13°06′S 165°10′W

Antonio Carluccio

Castaway · 6 July 2008Kirsty Young

Rt Hon William Hague MP

00°14′S 072°46′W

Rt Hon William Hague MP

Castaway · 2 December 2001Sue Lawley

19°35′S 129°41′W

Dr Max Perutz

Castaway · 25 June 2000Sue Lawley

11°15′S 087°45′W

Nina Cassian

Castaway · 14 February 1999Sue Lawley

04°06′S 086°53′W

Colin Dexter

Castaway · 1 February 1998Sue Lawley

Dr George Carey

23°58′S 052°30′W

Dr George Carey

Castaway · 7 May 1995Sue Lawley

08°44′S 044°56′W

Roger McGough

Castaway · 10 April 1994Sue Lawley

22°10′S 131°16′W

Rosemary Verey

Castaway · 13 February 1994Sue Lawley

Barbara Mills QC

03°54′S 145°18′W

Barbara Mills QC

Castaway · 10 January 1993Sue Lawley

Vivienne Westwood

19°23′S 027°09′W

Vivienne Westwood

Castaway · 28 June 1992Sue Lawley

05°20′S 170°43′W

Fred Dibnah

Castaway · 1 December 1991Sue Lawley

18°44′S 145°38′W

Jean Rook

Castaway · 15 July 1990Sue Lawley

06°17′S 046°20′W

John Sessions

Castaway · 25 February 1990Sue Lawley

12°04′S 026°59′W

John Ogdon

Castaway · 24 September 1989Sue Lawley

20°19′S 136°55′W

Maria Aitken

Castaway · 18 June 1989Sue Lawley

08°10′S 128°04′W

Athene Seyler

Castaway · 2 October 1988Michael Parkinson

18°52′S 029°55′W

Rowan Atkinson

Castaway · 15 May 1988Michael Parkinson

10°50′S 051°01′W

Sue Lawley

Castaway · 8 November 1987Michael Parkinson

Sir James Callaghan

03°07′S 007°21′W

Sir James Callaghan

Castaway · 18 October 1987Michael Parkinson

Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (Sue)

03°46′S 040°23′W

Baroness (Sue) Ryder of Warsaw

Castaway · 25 January 1987Michael Parkinson

Sir Ian MacGregor

15°21′S 128°13′W

Sir Ian MacGregor

Castaway · 5 October 1986Michael Parkinson

03°12′S 075°13′W

John Dankworth

Castaway · 2 March 1986Michael Parkinson

Catherine Cookson

14°18′S 023°38′W

Catherine Cookson

Castaway · 8 September 1984Roy Plomley

01°08′S 019°46′W

John Piper

Castaway · 10 December 1983Roy Plomley

Professor J H Plumb

03°40′S 043°33′W

Professor J H Plumb

Castaway · 25 February 1978Roy Plomley

15°06′S 150°35′W

Barry Tuckwell

Castaway · 5 February 1977Roy Plomley

08°38′S 167°37′W

Joseph Cooper

Castaway · 19 May 1973Roy Plomley

Vladimir Ashkenazy — Artist · desert is.land