The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Book · desert is.land

Book

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Rt Hon Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband on the only time he ever prayed
Castaway · 24 November 2013Kirsty Young
Sanjeev Bhaskar
How a coin toss led to Sanjeev Bhaskar's big break
Castaway · 12 October 2008Kirsty Young
Frances Edmonds

desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

How a two-book deal for Phil Edmonds started his wife's writing career

Castaway · 9 August 1987Michael Parkinson