Bedřich Smetana — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
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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

Bedřich Smetana

16 episodes

Chosen over the decades

16

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Andras Schiff
Antonio Carluccio
Dorothy Edwards
Kevin Whately
Lesley Garrett
Lord Alf Dubs
Martina Navratilova
Paul Hogarth
Peter Mansfield
Professor Monica Grady
Professor Sir Simon Wessely
Richard Griffiths
Robert Maxwell
Sir Ian MacGregor
Sir Philip Craven
Sir Robert Mark

Lord Alf Dubs
Castaway · 15 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Professor Sir Simon Wessely
Castaway · 28 March 2021Lauren Laverne
Sir Philip Craven

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 · 4 December 2016

Professor Monica Grady

14°56′S 157°28′W

Professor Monica Grady

Castaway · 26 July 2015Kirsty Young

Martina Navratilova

00°16′S 109°15′W

Martina Navratilova

Castaway · 8 July 2012Kirsty Young

Antonio Carluccio

13°06′S 165°10′W

Antonio Carluccio

Castaway · 6 July 2008Kirsty Young

Peter Mansfield

20°59′S 142°46′W

Peter Mansfield

Castaway · 18 June 2006Sue Lawley

Richard Griffiths

02°24′S 072°12′W

Richard Griffiths

Castaway · 8 January 2006Sue Lawley

00°54′S 078°37′W

Andras Schiff

Castaway · 7 February 1999Sue Lawley

13°07′S 112°17′W

Paul Hogarth

Castaway · 11 January 1998Sue Lawley

19°10′S 101°29′W

Kevin Whately

Castaway · 15 September 1996Sue Lawley

16°46′S 021°51′W

Lesley Garrett

Castaway · 10 October 1993Sue Lawley

23°20′S 076°21′W

Robert Maxwell

Castaway · 5 July 1987Michael Parkinson

Sir Ian MacGregor

15°21′S 128°13′W

Sir Ian MacGregor

Castaway · 5 October 1986Michael Parkinson

Dorothy Edwards

04°03′S 116°32′W

Dorothy Edwards

Castaway · 31 December 1977Roy Plomley

Sir Robert Mark

03°30′S 058°59′W

Sir Robert Mark

Castaway · 28 February 1976Roy Plomley

Bedřich Smetana — Composer · desert is.land