The Diary of Samuel Pepys

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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7 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

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Castaways who chose this

Alan Johnson
Claire Tomalin
Dervla Murphy
Gavin Laird
Joss Ackland
Leontyne Price
Sir David Wilson

Alan Johnson
Castaway · 7 October 2007Kirsty Young
Joss Ackland
Castaway · 12 August 2001Sue Lawley
Claire Tomalin

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 · 9 April 2000

·Sue Lawley

Dervla Murphy

15°23′S 147°53′W

Dervla Murphy

Castaway · 17 January 1993Sue Lawley

Gavin Laird

22°53′S 108°51′W

Gavin Laird

Castaway · 25 October 1992Sue Lawley

Sir David Wilson

15°56′S 157°20′W

Sir David Wilson

Castaway · 13 July 1986Michael Parkinson

Leontyne Price

12°39′S 156°34′W

Leontyne Price

Castaway · 22 September 1973Roy Plomley

The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Book · desert is.land

Alan Johnson

Joss Ackland

Claire Tomalin

Dervla Murphy

Gavin Laird

Sir David Wilson

Leontyne Price