Yehudi Menuhin — Artist · desert is.land

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

Yehudi Menuhin

19 episodes

Chosen over the decades

18

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Bates
Alan Keith
Andrew Davies
Antony Hopkins
Blanche Marvin
Captain Jacques Cousteau
Elena Gerhardt
Elizabeth Jennings
Hephzibah Menuhin
Jude Kelly
Leslie Baily
Malcolm Muggeridge
Michael Grade
Quentin Crewe
Raymond Blanc
Raymond Gubbay
Selina Scott
Sir Paul Gore-Booth

Blanche Marvin
Castaway · 16 November 2012Kirsty Young
Andrew Davies
Castaway · 5 August 2007Kirsty Young
Raymond Gubbay
Castaway · 3 December 2006

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

16°12′S 094°52′W

Jude Kelly

Castaway · 5 May 2002Sue Lawley

Elizabeth Jennings

16°34′S 137°10′W

Elizabeth Jennings

Castaway · 3 January 1993Sue Lawley

13°52′S 082°27′W

Raymond Blanc

Castaway · 20 September 1992Sue Lawley

21°18′S 012°49′W

Michael Grade

Castaway · 17 May 1992Sue Lawley

10°55′S 119°53′W

Selina Scott

Castaway · 23 February 1986Michael Parkinson

12°28′S 028°54′W

Quentin Crewe

Castaway · 21 January 1984Roy Plomley

Captain Jacques Cousteau

05°15′S 057°06′W

Captain Jacques Cousteau

Castaway · 10 July 1982Roy Plomley

Malcolm Muggeridge

13°07′S 116°14′W

Malcolm Muggeridge

Castaway · 19 September 1981Roy Plomley

19°53′S 123°39′W

Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

Castaway · 20 September 1980Roy Plomley

23°44′S 104°00′W

Alan Bates

Castaway · 9 October 1976Roy Plomley

12°31′S 121°17′W

Alan Keith

Castaway · 6 February 1971Roy Plomley

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

13°52′S 172°56′W

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

Castaway · 13 November 1968Roy Plomley

07°51′S 040°43′W

Leslie Baily

Castaway · 13 January 1964Roy Plomley

23°37′S 103°12′W

Antony Hopkins

Castaway · 1 October 1962Roy Plomley

00°10′S 143°44′W

Elena Gerhardt

Castaway · 10 November 1958Roy Plomley

Hephzibah Menuhin

17°50′S 123°33′W

Hephzibah Menuhin

Castaway · 25 August 1958Roy Plomley

Yehudi Menuhin — Artist · desert is.land