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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Dictionary of National Biography — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

6

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

3

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Eric Newby
Felix Dennis
Geoffrey Moorhouse
John Fowles
Lucinda Lambton
Norris McWhirter

Felix Dennis
Felix Dennis on standing in the dock at the Old Bailey in 1971
Castaway · 12 August 2007Kirsty Young
Lucinda Lambton
Lucinda Lambton on swimming to an island with a saw between her teeth
Castaway · 1 October 1989Sue Lawley
Geoffrey Moorhouse

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

Geoffrey Moorhouse on the baby who survived a five-floor chimney fall

Castaway · 16 April 1983Roy Plomley

03°56′S 074°22′W

Eric Newby

Eric Newby on climbing the rigging in slippery shoes

Castaway · 19 June 1982Roy Plomley

21°58′S 153°21′W

John Fowles

John Fowles on his plan for a Robinson Crusoe who dreads being rescued

Castaway · 10 January 1981Roy Plomley

Norris McWhirter

16°47′S 044°23′W

Norris McWhirter

Norris McWhirter on running the 100 yards in just over 10 seconds

Castaway · 10 February 1979Roy Plomley