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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

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Baroness Arminka Helić
Bruce Fogle
David Attenborough
David Jason OBE
Jeremy Irons
Joseph Cotten
June Whitfield
Sir David Attenborough

Baroness Arminka Helić
Castaway · 13 October 2019Lauren Laverne
Sir David Attenborough
Castaway · 29 January 2012Kirsty Young
Bruce Fogle
Castaway · 19 August 2001

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

David Jason OBE

01°15′S 057°13′W

David Jason OBE

Castaway · 25 December 1994Sue Lawley

June Whitfield

00°30′S 091°25′W

June Whitfield

Castaway · 29 April 1990Sue Lawley

Jeremy Irons

04°24′S 144°34′W

Jeremy Irons

Castaway · 2 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Joseph Cotten

00°00′S 168°27′W

Joseph Cotten

Castaway · 24 October 1981Roy Plomley

David Attenborough

12°09′S 079°55′W

David Attenborough

Castaway · 10 March 1979Roy Plomley

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