Béla Bartók — 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
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

Béla Bartók

30 episodes

Chosen over the decades

30

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alec Robertson
Andras Schiff
Antal Dorati
Anthony Storr
Artur Rubinstein
David Dimbleby
David King
Egon Ronay
Gyorgy Ligeti
Gyorgy Pauk
Hephzibah Menuhin
John Simpson
Joseph Szigeti
Lord Dacre of Glanton (Hugh Trevor-Roper)
Lynn Seymour
Marcus du Sautoy
Marin Alsop
Marisa Robles
Melvyn Bragg
Miklos Rozsa
Nina Cassian
Peter Maxwell Davies
Professor Géza Vermes
Robert Carrier
more

Marin Alsop
Castaway · 28 September 2014Kirsty Young
Gyorgy Pauk
Castaway · 30 May 2010Kirsty Young
Marcus du Sautoy
Castaway · 7 December 2008

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

08°19′S 079°45′W

David Dimbleby

Castaway · 24 February 2008Kirsty Young

05°07′S 075°56′W

David King

Castaway · 22 May 2005Sue Lawley

Professor Géza Vermes

10°34′S 103°17′W

Professor Géza Vermes

Castaway · 4 June 2000Sue Lawley

11°15′S 087°45′W

Nina Cassian

Castaway · 14 February 1999Sue Lawley

00°54′S 078°37′W

Andras Schiff

Castaway · 7 February 1999Sue Lawley

Viscount Rothermere

20°35′S 152°29′W

Viscount Rothermere

Castaway · 14 April 1996Sue Lawley

13°04′S 165°09′W

Anthony Storr

Castaway · 31 January 1993Sue Lawley

17°56′S 056°54′W

John Simpson

Castaway · 19 May 1991Sue Lawley

Lord Dacre of Glanton (Hugh Trevor-Roper)

02°13′S 000°52′W

Lord Dacre of Glanton (Hugh Trevor-Roper)

Castaway · 21 August 1988Michael Parkinson

23°29′S 043°53′W

Robert Carrier

Castaway · 15 November 1987Michael Parkinson

09°19′S 143°13′W

Miklos Rozsa

Castaway · 1 December 1984Roy Plomley

Peter Maxwell Davies

15°46′S 017°29′W

Peter Maxwell Davies

Castaway · 25 June 1983Roy Plomley

08°50′S 070°08′W

Gyorgy Ligeti

Castaway · 18 December 1982Roy Plomley

06°13′S 132°47′W

Antal Dorati

Castaway · 13 September 1980Roy Plomley

Stephen Sondheim

02°36′S 167°19′W

Stephen Sondheim

Castaway · 16 August 1980Roy Plomley

Sir Robert Mayer

23°53′S 112°33′W

Sir Robert Mayer

Castaway · 2 June 1979Roy Plomley

21°56′S 134°17′W

Marisa Robles

Castaway · 28 May 1977Roy Plomley

00°59′S 003°42′W

Yehudi Menuhin

Castaway · 16 April 1977Roy Plomley

09°10′S 023°23′W

Egon Ronay

Castaway · 19 February 1977Roy Plomley

11°38′S 152°40′W

Melvyn Bragg

Castaway · 7 August 1976Roy Plomley

04°16′S 154°28′W

Lynn Seymour

Castaway · 7 February 1976Roy Plomley

23°32′S 155°43′W

Alec Robertson

Castaway · 3 June 1972Roy Plomley

Artur Rubinstein

20°44′S 074°12′W

Artur Rubinstein

Castaway · 28 August 1971Roy Plomley

12°48′S 119°25′W

Joseph Szigeti

Castaway · 31 May 1965Roy Plomley

01°06′S 026°44′W

Antal Dorati

Castaway · 25 July 1960Roy Plomley

Hephzibah Menuhin

17°50′S 123°33′W

Hephzibah Menuhin

Castaway · 25 August 1958Roy Plomley

12°34′S 077°33′W

Stan Kenton

Castaway · 9 April 1956Roy Plomley

Béla Bartók — Composer · desert is.land