Three Men in a Boat

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
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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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8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dora Bryan
George Thalben-Ball
Jeremy Lloyd
June Spencer
Lord Soper
Robert McCrum
Sidney Torch
Vic Reeves

June Spencer
Castaway · 22 December 2024Lauren Laverne
Vic Reeves
Castaway · 9 March 2003Sue Lawley
Robert McCrum
Castaway · 5 March 2000

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

·Sue Lawley

Dora Bryan

07°35′S 005°17′W

Dora Bryan

Castaway · 15 March 1987Michael Parkinson

Jeremy Lloyd

16°26′S 031°15′W

Jeremy Lloyd

Castaway · 18 January 1987Michael Parkinson

Lord Soper

03°21′S 132°23′W

Lord Soper

Castaway · 2 May 1966Roy Plomley

Sidney Torch

19°51′S 119°44′W

Sidney Torch

Castaway · 17 October 1960Roy Plomley

George Thalben-Ball

22°24′S 151°01′W

George Thalben-Ball

Castaway · 26 October 1959Roy Plomley

Three Men in a Boat — Book · desert is.land