Alexander Scriabin

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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7 episodes

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Total castaways

1970s

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Anthony Hopkins
Isaac Stern
Isidore Godfrey
John Gray
John Piper
Lorin Maazel
Phyllis Sellick

John Gray
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Lorin Maazel
Castaway · 3 April 2005Sue Lawley
Phyllis Sellick
Castaway · 27 January 2002

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

Anthony Hopkins

10°43′S 036°12′W

Anthony Hopkins

Castaway · 23 February 1985Roy Plomley

John Piper

01°08′S 019°46′W

John Piper

Castaway · 10 December 1983Roy Plomley

Isaac Stern

14°40′S 163°13′W

Isaac Stern

Castaway · 8 January 1972Roy Plomley

Isidore Godfrey

09°16′S 076°33′W

Isidore Godfrey

Castaway · 7 February 1970Roy Plomley

Alexander Scriabin — Composer · desert is.land

John Gray

Lorin Maazel

Phyllis Sellick

Anthony Hopkins

John Piper

Isaac Stern

Isidore Godfrey