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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

20 episodes

Chosen over the decades

20

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

6

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C Northcote Parkinson
Dorothy Dunnett
Frederik
Jo Brand
John Julius Norwich
Lord Robens
Nina Bawden
Peter Shaffer
Quentin Reynolds
Rory Bremner
Sir Francis McLean
Sir Frank Kermode
Sir Osbert Lancaster
Sir Richard Woolley
Sir Terence Rattigan
Sir William Gladstone
Stephen Frears
The Most Reverend Justin Welby
Wilfred Thesiger

The Most Reverend Justin Welby
Castaway · 21 December 2014Kirsty Young
Jo Brand
Castaway · 18 March 2007Kirsty Young
Stephen Frears

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

Castaway · 18 January 2004

15°55′S 044°33′W

Rory Bremner

Castaway · 20 April 2003Sue Lawley

John Julius Norwich

13°46′S 145°19′W

John Julius Norwich

Castaway · 2 November 1997Sue Lawley

Sir Frank Kermode

14°16′S 001°48′W

Sir Frank Kermode

Castaway · 7 September 1997Sue Lawley

17°38′S 081°49′W

Nina Bawden

Castaway · 2 April 1995Sue Lawley

Dorothy Dunnett

12°34′S 077°17′W

Dorothy Dunnett

Castaway · 24 April 1982Roy Plomley

Sir Osbert Lancaster

04°51′S 164°33′W

Sir Osbert Lancaster

Castaway · 22 December 1979Roy Plomley

08°28′S 129°01′W

Peter Shaffer

Castaway · 24 November 1979Roy Plomley

Wilfred Thesiger

07°06′S 064°27′W

Wilfred Thesiger

Castaway · 6 October 1979Roy Plomley

C Northcote Parkinson

20°11′S 056°50′W

C Northcote Parkinson

Castaway · 14 July 1979Roy Plomley

Sir William Gladstone

19°51′S 104°34′W

Sir William Gladstone

Castaway · 1 May 1976Roy Plomley

John Julius Norwich

06°58′S 037°55′W

John Julius Norwich

Castaway · 18 October 1975Roy Plomley

Sir Terence Rattigan

12°10′S 169°34′W

Sir Terence Rattigan

Castaway · 12 January 1974Roy Plomley

Sir Francis McLean

07°55′S 044°44′W

Sir Francis McLean

Castaway · 12 August 1968Roy Plomley

13°10′S 008°29′W

Nina & Frederik

Castaway · 13 June 1966Roy Plomley

09°52′S 138°16′W

Lord Robens

Castaway · 29 November 1965Roy Plomley

Sir Richard Woolley

05°44′S 137°46′W

Sir Richard Woolley

Castaway · 15 March 1965Roy Plomley

Quentin Reynolds

03°30′S 073°09′W

Quentin Reynolds

Castaway · 18 February 1963Roy Plomley

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Book · desert is.land