My Autobiography — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Tuning in…

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

My Autobiography — Book · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

Find a castaway Most requested Browse the archive About Report a fault

Book

My Autobiography

2 episodes

Chosen over the decades

2

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

1

Decade seen

Castaways who chose this

Maggie Fitzgibbon
Sandy Powell

Maggie Fitzgibbon
Maggie Fitzgibbon on being discovered while singing under the shower
Castaway · 27 January 1969Roy Plomley
Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell on the accidental origin of 'Can you hear me, Mother?'
Castaway · 25 November 1968Roy Plomley

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