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desert is.land

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Book

The Wind in the Willows

15 episodes

Chosen over the decades

15

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Price
Anthony Dowell
Freddie Jones
Hermione Baddeley
John Ridgway
John Thaw
Magnus Magnusson
Michael Craig
Michael Grade
Nigel Owens
Richard Mabey
Ronnie Scott
Sir Anthony Dowell
Terence Stamp
William Connor

Nigel Owens
How a coma stopped Nigel Owens from pulling the trigger on a shotgun
Castaway · 5 February 2017Kirsty Young
Terence Stamp
How a letter in an ashram brought Terence Stamp back to play General Zod
Castaway · 12 March 2006Sue Lawley
Sir Anthony Dowell

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
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About

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

Anthony Dowell on having his knees inspected by Dame Ninette de Valois

Castaway · 8 March 1998Sue Lawley

02°26′S 136°11′W

Richard Mabey

How a bluebell wood made Richard Mabey feel like wading underwater

Castaway · 26 October 1997Sue Lawley

21°18′S 012°49′W

Michael Grade

Michael Grade on being shocked by anti-Semitism and bullying at public school

Castaway · 17 May 1992Sue Lawley

13°52′S 127°13′W

John Thaw

John Thaw on being transfixed by Sibelius's first symphony

Castaway · 7 October 1990Sue Lawley

19°22′S 117°10′W

John Ridgway

John Ridgway on seeing his friend's face in a child he adopted

Castaway · 23 November 1986Michael Parkinson

08°46′S 111°23′W

Alan Price

Alan Price on the Animals' name coming from a squatter called Animal Hogg

Castaway · 4 December 1982Roy Plomley

21°19′S 121°19′W

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones on how his resignation made the company's shares rise by four points

Castaway · 7 June 1980Roy Plomley

Magnus Magnusson

13°38′S 174°34′W

Magnus Magnusson

Magnus Magnusson on discovering he was short-sighted during his first TV link

Castaway · 23 April 1977Roy Plomley

15°37′S 163°36′W

Ronnie Scott

How Ronnie Scott chose a saxophone over an inflatable Faye Dunaway doll

Castaway · 31 January 1976Roy Plomley

13°32′S 088°18′W

Anthony Dowell

Anthony Dowell on starting ballet at age four at the Hampshire School

Castaway · 26 July 1975Roy Plomley

15°55′S 179°36′W

Michael Craig

Castaway · 8 August 1966Roy Plomley

05°51′S 149°19′W

William Connor

Castaway · 30 August 1965Roy Plomley

Hermione Baddeley

03°18′S 139°10′W

Hermione Baddeley

Castaway · 6 July 1959Roy Plomley

The Wind in the Willows — Book · desert is.land