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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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8 episodes

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2010s

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Baroness Campbell
James Prior
Joanna Lumley
Judi Dench
Mairi Hedderwick
Paul Johnson
Sir Bernard Ingham
Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer
Castaway · 15 November 2020Lauren Laverne
Mairi Hedderwick
Castaway · 2 March 2014Kirsty Young
Baroness Campbell

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 5 August 2012

·Kirsty Young

Paul Johnson

02°21′S 140°57′W

Paul Johnson

Castaway · 15 January 2012Kirsty Young

Joanna Lumley

12°11′S 041°49′W

Joanna Lumley

Castaway · 13 May 2007Kirsty Young

Judi Dench

18°08′S 150°43′W

Judi Dench

Castaway · 12 April 1998Sue Lawley

Sir Bernard Ingham

01°17′S 034°14′W

Sir Bernard Ingham

Castaway · 21 May 1995Sue Lawley

James Prior

01°27′S 057°39′W

James Prior

Castaway · 11 January 1987Michael Parkinson

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