The Complete Works of Charles Dickens

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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10 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

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Castaways who chose this

David Morrissey
Dustin Hoffman
Elaine Paige
Eve Stewart
George Baker
Jack Higgins
Phil Redmond
Professor Nick Webborn
Sir Trevor Nunn
Victoria Wood

David Morrissey
Castaway · 10 May 2026Lauren Laverne
Professor Nick Webborn
Castaway · 27 February 2022Lauren Laverne
Eve Stewart
Castaway · 4 August 2013

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

Dustin Hoffman

04°12′S 079°15′W

Dustin Hoffman

Castaway · 2 December 2012Kirsty Young

Victoria Wood

18°31′S 013°30′W

Victoria Wood

Castaway · 23 December 2007Kirsty Young

Jack Higgins

07°43′S 175°23′W

Jack Higgins

Castaway · 5 March 2006Sue Lawley

Sir Trevor Nunn

17°41′S 148°54′W

Sir Trevor Nunn

Castaway · 26 January 2003Sue Lawley

Phil Redmond

20°50′S 175°17′W

Phil Redmond

Castaway · 15 January 1995Sue Lawley

Elaine Paige

12°59′S 067°13′W

Elaine Paige

Castaway · 12 July 1987Michael Parkinson

George Baker

08°10′S 154°57′W

George Baker

Castaway · 5 April 1965Roy Plomley

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