Catch-22

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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Book

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Bleasdale
Annie Nightingale
Billy Connolly
Bob Hoskins
John Pilger
Lenny Henry

Annie Nightingale
Castaway · 19 July 2020Lauren Laverne
Alan Bleasdale
Castaway · 25 August 1991Sue Lawley
John Pilger
Castaway · 18 February 1990

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

·Sue Lawley

Lenny Henry

21°42′S 028°54′W

Lenny Henry

Castaway · 7 May 1989Sue Lawley

Bob Hoskins

13°43′S 107°11′W

Bob Hoskins

Castaway · 13 November 1988Michael Parkinson

Billy Connolly

17°52′S 142°18′W

Billy Connolly

Castaway · 30 July 1977Roy Plomley

Catch-22 — Book · desert is.land

Annie Nightingale

Alan Bleasdale

John Pilger

Lenny Henry

Bob Hoskins

Billy Connolly