Willie Nelson

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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11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Price
Bernard Cornwell
Bill Gates
Bruce Fogle
Grayson Perry
Jeremy Deller
Martin Bell
Professor Baruch Blumberg
Ricky Gervais
Selina Scott
Stephanie Beacham

Jeremy Deller
Castaway · 6 January 2019Lauren Laverne
Bill Gates
Castaway · 31 January 2016Kirsty Young
Ricky Gervais

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 · 24 June 2007

·Kirsty Young

Grayson Perry

05°28′S 178°09′W

Grayson Perry

Castaway · 18 February 2007Kirsty Young

Bernard Cornwell

03°32′S 110°24′W

Bernard Cornwell

Castaway · 18 April 2004Sue Lawley

Professor Baruch Blumberg

06°21′S 140°46′W

Professor Baruch Blumberg

Castaway · 19 January 2003Sue Lawley

Bruce Fogle

07°57′S 116°26′W

Bruce Fogle

Castaway · 19 August 2001Sue Lawley

Martin Bell

15°13′S 019°38′W

Martin Bell

Castaway · 15 July 2001Sue Lawley

Stephanie Beacham

11°46′S 141°46′W

Stephanie Beacham

Castaway · 28 February 1988Michael Parkinson

Selina Scott

10°55′S 119°53′W

Selina Scott

Castaway · 23 February 1986Michael Parkinson

Alan Price

08°46′S 111°23′W

Alan Price

Castaway · 4 December 1982Roy Plomley

Willie Nelson — Artist · desert is.land