Astor Piazzolla

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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6 episodes

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Total castaways

2000s

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Gustavo Dudamel
John Boorman
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Marianela Núñez
Susana Walton
Victoria Wood

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Castaway · 20 July 2025Lauren Laverne
Marianela Núñez
Castaway · 29 December 2024Lauren Laverne
Jon Snow

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 · 30 January 2011

·Kirsty Young

Victoria Wood

18°31′S 013°30′W

Victoria Wood

Castaway · 23 December 2007Kirsty Young

Susana Walton

01°37′S 144°45′W

Susana Walton

Castaway · 13 January 2002Sue Lawley

John Boorman

09°04′S 176°12′W

John Boorman

Castaway · 2 May 1993Sue Lawley

Astor Piazzolla — Composer · desert is.land

Gustavo Dudamel

Marianela Núñez

Jon Snow

Victoria Wood

Susana Walton

John Boorman