Billy Strayhorn

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

9 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Dizzy Gillespie
Elvis Costello
Frank McCourt
John Humphrys
John Surman
Maria Ewing
Peter O'Sullevan
Professor Baruch Blumberg
Tony Bennett

John Humphrys
Castaway · 6 January 2008Kirsty Young
Professor Baruch Blumberg
Castaway · 19 January 2003Sue Lawley
Frank McCourt

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 · 17 June 2001

·Sue Lawley

Maria Ewing

02°13′S 060°21′W

Maria Ewing

Castaway · 21 February 1999Sue Lawley

Peter O'Sullevan

21°59′S 044°28′W

Peter O'Sullevan

Castaway · 28 September 1997Sue Lawley

Elvis Costello

01°19′S 001°46′W

Elvis Costello

Castaway · 23 February 1992Sue Lawley

Tony Bennett

14°07′S 049°31′W

Tony Bennett

Castaway · 4 January 1987Michael Parkinson

John Surman

10°40′S 058°10′W

John Surman

Castaway · 6 October 1984Roy Plomley

Dizzy Gillespie

11°10′S 004°44′W

Dizzy Gillespie

Castaway · 19 January 1980Roy Plomley

Billy Strayhorn — Composer · desert is.land