Walter Huston

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

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Charles Aznavour
Joan Fontaine
Joseph Cotten
Julian Critchley
Milton Shulman
Tallulah Bankhead

Milton Shulman
Castaway · 5 June 1994Sue Lawley
Julian Critchley
Castaway · 12 April 1987Michael Parkinson
Joseph Cotten
Castaway · 24 October 1981

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

Roy Plomley

Joan Fontaine

02°38′S 017°02′W

Joan Fontaine

Castaway · 25 November 1978Roy Plomley

Charles Aznavour

12°16′S 068°26′W

Charles Aznavour

Castaway · 6 May 1978Roy Plomley

Tallulah Bankhead

20°54′S 055°04′W

Tallulah Bankhead

Castaway · 14 December 1964Roy Plomley

Walter Huston — Artist · desert is.land

Milton Shulman

Julian Critchley

Joseph Cotten

Joan Fontaine

Charles Aznavour

Tallulah Bankhead