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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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I Ching — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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1980s

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Castaways who chose this

Glynis Johns
Jane Lapotaire
Julian Bream
Katharine Hamnett
Sarah Miles
Simon Rattle

Sarah Miles
Sarah Miles on losing her virginity to a record
Castaway · 4 February 1990Sue Lawley
Katharine Hamnett
How Katharine Hamnett wore a political T-shirt to meet Margaret Thatcher
Castaway · 21 May 1989Sue Lawley

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

Jane Lapotaire

How a dare led Jane Lapotaire to her first acting role

Castaway · 17 August 1986Michael Parkinson

Julian Bream

01°20′S 110°09′W

Julian Bream

Julian Bream on being caught playing his father's guitar

Castaway · 9 July 1983Roy Plomley

Simon Rattle

12°40′S 092°56′W

Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle on the terrifying moment before his first rehearsal with an orchestra

Castaway · 5 August 1978Roy Plomley

Glynis Johns

08°31′S 095°26′W

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns on making her first stage appearance at a few days old

Castaway · 24 April 1976Roy Plomley

Sarah Miles

Katharine Hamnett

Julian Bream

Simon Rattle

Glynis Johns