Anton Bruckner

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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Composer

10 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Claudio Abbado
James Ellroy
Jean Plaidy
John Barry
Professor George Steiner
Rosalind Plowright
Sir Christopher Leaver
Vidal Sassoon
Viscount Rothermere
Zubin Mehta

Vidal Sassoon
Castaway · 9 October 2011Kirsty Young
James Ellroy
Castaway · 17 January 2010Kirsty Young
John Barry

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

Castaway · 13 June 1999

·Sue Lawley

Viscount Rothermere

20°35′S 152°29′W

Viscount Rothermere

Castaway · 14 April 1996Sue Lawley

Professor George Steiner

04°14′S 105°54′W

Professor George Steiner

Castaway · 18 February 1996Sue Lawley

Zubin Mehta

05°39′S 021°43′W

Zubin Mehta

Castaway · 30 June 1984Roy Plomley

Rosalind Plowright

07°58′S 003°27′W

Rosalind Plowright

Castaway · 5 May 1984Roy Plomley

Sir Christopher Leaver

23°02′S 101°41′W

Sir Christopher Leaver

Castaway · 13 February 1982Roy Plomley

Claudio Abbado

20°12′S 030°08′W

Claudio Abbado

Castaway · 9 February 1980Roy Plomley

Jean Plaidy

16°50′S 111°03′W

Jean Plaidy

Castaway · 24 June 1972Roy Plomley

Anton Bruckner — Composer · desert is.land