Long Walk to Freedom

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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9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Bill Morris
Dame Sue Campbell
Helen Browning
Joel Joffe
Lord Joffe
Michael Holding
Nicola Benedetti
Sir Gulam Noon
Thomas Quasthoff

Michael Holding
Castaway · 12 September 2021Lauren Laverne
Dame Sue Campbell
Castaway · 19 January 2020Lauren Laverne
Helen Browning
Castaway · 17 May 2015

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

·Kirsty Young

Nicola Benedetti

08°19′S 004°58′W

Nicola Benedetti

Castaway · 12 January 2014Kirsty Young

Thomas Quasthoff

17°05′S 097°36′W

Thomas Quasthoff

Castaway · 1 February 2009Kirsty Young

Joel Joffe

09°41′S 017°28′W

Joel Joffe

Castaway · 28 October 2007Kirsty Young

Lord Joffe

01°23′S 050°27′W

Lord Joffe

Castaway · 28 October 2007Kirsty Young

Sir Gulam Noon

21°35′S 163°12′W

Sir Gulam Noon

Castaway · 7 March 2004Sue Lawley

Bill Morris

10°19′S 177°00′W

Bill Morris

Castaway · 22 November 1998Sue Lawley

Long Walk to Freedom — Book · desert is.land