Aaron Copland — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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Composer

Aaron Copland

21 episodes

Chosen over the decades

21

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anthony Julius
Bill Bryson
Catherine Gaskin
Dame Wendy Hall
David Shepherd
Dr Kevin Fong
General H Norman Schwarzkopf
James Burke
Julie Andrews
Michael Deeley
Pat Barker
Paul Dacre
Professor Colin Blakemore
Rachael Heyhoe
Ronald Blythe
Rt Hon Shirley Williams
Sir Peter Bonfield
Stephen Sondheim
Tommy Reilly
Vincent Price
Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce
Castaway · 27 October 2019Lauren Laverne
Dr Kevin Fong
Castaway · 6 August 2017Kirsty Young
Dame Wendy Hall
Castaway · 27 July 2014

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

22°21′S 143°36′W

Anthony Julius

Castaway · 13 November 2009Kirsty Young

09°49′S 014°25′W

Michael Deeley

Castaway · 14 December 2008Kirsty Young

06°30′S 174°40′W

Paul Dacre

Castaway · 25 January 2004Sue Lawley

12°17′S 128°35′W

Pat Barker

Castaway · 7 December 2003Sue Lawley

03°29′S 118°31′W

Ronald Blythe

Castaway · 15 April 2001Sue Lawley

Stephen Sondheim

02°03′S 015°45′W

Stephen Sondheim

Castaway · 31 December 2000Sue Lawley

Sir Peter Bonfield

03°51′S 059°37′W

Sir Peter Bonfield

Castaway · 30 April 2000Sue Lawley

09°56′S 104°01′W

Bill Bryson

Castaway · 31 January 1999Sue Lawley

Professor Colin Blakemore

02°53′S 145°09′W

Professor Colin Blakemore

Castaway · 8 September 1996Sue Lawley

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

00°49′S 066°06′W

General H Norman Schwarzkopf

Castaway · 1 November 1992Sue Lawley

09°14′S 117°59′W

Julie Andrews

Castaway · 18 October 1992Sue Lawley

10°13′S 075°30′W

James Burke

Castaway · 6 March 1988Michael Parkinson

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

14°33′S 084°21′W

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

Castaway · 23 March 1986Michael Parkinson

Catherine Gaskin

07°48′S 048°49′W

Catherine Gaskin

Castaway · 25 October 1980Roy Plomley

07°05′S 082°20′W

David Shepherd

Castaway · 11 September 1971Roy Plomley

17°26′S 042°58′W

Rachael Heyhoe

Castaway · 28 July 1969Roy Plomley

19°44′S 025°42′W

Vincent Price

Castaway · 14 July 1969Roy Plomley

15°16′S 132°16′W

Tommy Reilly

Castaway · 2 October 1961Roy Plomley

Aaron Copland — Composer · desert is.land