Yo-Yo Ma

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

11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Amanda Levete
Anna Pavord
Gerald Scarfe
Michael Pollan
Mona Siddiqui
Professor Louise Richardson
Rita Dove
Sigrid Rausing
Sir Laurens Van Der Post
Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Castaway · 16 November 2025Lauren Laverne
Michael Pollan
Castaway · 22 January 2023Lauren Laverne
Anna Pavord
Castaway · 17 November 2017

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

·Kirsty Young

Amanda Levete

17°42′S 036°13′W

Amanda Levete

Castaway · 19 March 2017Kirsty Young

Professor Louise Richardson

19°05′S 004°26′W

Professor Louise Richardson

Castaway · 29 May 2016Kirsty Young

Sigrid Rausing

01°15′S 008°35′W

Sigrid Rausing

Castaway · 24 January 2016Kirsty Young

Jayne Torvill

06°03′S 052°00′W

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

Castaway · 16 February 2014Kirsty Young

Mona Siddiqui

21°14′S 060°50′W

Mona Siddiqui

Castaway · 21 October 2012Kirsty Young

Rita Dove

20°46′S 100°09′W

Rita Dove

Castaway · 22 August 1999Sue Lawley

Sir Laurens Van Der Post

00°11′S 139°56′W

Sir Laurens Van Der Post

Castaway · 10 November 1996Sue Lawley

Gerald Scarfe

18°17′S 162°25′W

Gerald Scarfe

Castaway · 12 March 1989Sue Lawley

Yo-Yo Ma — Artist · desert is.land