The Prophet

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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6 episodes

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Total castaways

1980s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Bertice Reading
Christina Dodwell
David Rendall
General H Norman Schwarzkopf
Gloria Swanson
Ron Goodwin

Christina Dodwell
Castaway · 6 March 1994Sue Lawley
General H Norman Schwarzkopf
Castaway · 1 November 1992Sue Lawley
David Rendall
Castaway · 27 October 1984

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

·Roy Plomley

Ron Goodwin

15°13′S 113°23′W

Ron Goodwin

Castaway · 11 August 1984Roy Plomley

Bertice Reading

10°10′S 045°10′W

Bertice Reading

Castaway · 7 January 1984Roy Plomley

Gloria Swanson

23°04′S 052°24′W

Gloria Swanson

Castaway · 4 July 1981Roy Plomley

The Prophet — Book · desert is.land

Christina Dodwell

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

David Rendall

Ron Goodwin

Bertice Reading

Gloria Swanson