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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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6 episodes

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Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Arthur Askey
David Essex
Derek Randall
Jackie Stewart
Ron Pickering
Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis
Castaway · 12 June 2016Kirsty Young
David Essex
Castaway · 10 July 1988Michael Parkinson
Jackie Stewart

desert is.land

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

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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 · 22 June 1986

·Michael Parkinson

Ron Pickering

01°54′S 093°29′W

Ron Pickering

Castaway · 16 March 1986Michael Parkinson

Arthur Askey

07°25′S 050°45′W

Arthur Askey

Castaway · 20 December 1980Roy Plomley

Derek Randall

14°13′S 090°37′W

Derek Randall

Castaway · 18 June 1977Roy Plomley

The Guinness Book of Records — Book · desert is.land

Warwick Davis

David Essex

Jackie Stewart

Ron Pickering

Arthur Askey

Derek Randall