One Hundred Years of Solitude

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

1990s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alison Steadman
Bruno Tonioli
Gustavo Dudamel
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Mike Leigh OBE
Nick Danziger
Rita Dove
Steve Backshall

Gustavo Dudamel
Castaway · 20 July 2025Lauren Laverne
Steve Backshall
Castaway · 2 August 2020Lauren Laverne
Bruno Tonioli

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

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Most requested
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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

Castaway · 24 December 2017

·Kirsty Young

Nick Danziger

08°12′S 000°53′W

Nick Danziger

Castaway · 16 March 2003Sue Lawley

Linton Kwesi Johnson

03°27′S 061°00′W

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Castaway · 8 December 2002Sue Lawley

Rita Dove

20°46′S 100°09′W

Rita Dove

Castaway · 22 August 1999Sue Lawley

Mike Leigh OBE

12°57′S 018°04′W

Mike Leigh OBE

Castaway · 21 September 1997Sue Lawley

Alison Steadman

22°43′S 122°18′W

Alison Steadman

Castaway · 3 December 1995Sue Lawley

One Hundred Years of Solitude — Book · desert is.land