Camille Saint-Saëns — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Camille Saint-Saëns

43 episodes

Chosen over the decades

43

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

AC Grayling
Alfred Hitchcock
Alice Delysia
Andy McNab
Antonio Carluccio
Arlene Phillips
Bob Worcester
Claude-Michel Schonberg
Claudio Arrau
Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth
C P Snow
Dame Alicia Markova
Dame Glenys Stacey
David Shepherd
Derek Oldham
Don McCullin
Dorothy Dunnett
Dr Steve Jones
Fleur Cowles
Gavin Laird
Jacques Brunius
Jeanette Winterson
Joan Hammond
Leo McKern
more

Dame Glenys Stacey
Castaway · 20 October 2019Lauren Laverne
Sigrid Rausing
Castaway · 24 January 2016Kirsty Young
Arlene Phillips

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 · 28 June 2009

Richard Madeley

16°18′S 001°08′W

Richard Madeley

Castaway · 8 March 2009Kirsty Young

03°41′S 066°48′W

AC Grayling

Castaway · 10 August 2008Kirsty Young

Antonio Carluccio

13°06′S 165°10′W

Antonio Carluccio

Castaway · 6 July 2008Kirsty Young

19°39′S 088°53′W

Michael Ball

Castaway · 2 March 2008Kirsty Young

02°36′S 021°39′W

Andy McNab

Castaway · 9 January 2005Sue Lawley

Claude-Michel Schonberg

19°32′S 009°01′W

Claude-Michel Schonberg

Castaway · 23 March 2003Sue Lawley

Dame Alicia Markova

04°45′S 021°58′W

Dame Alicia Markova

Castaway · 29 September 2002Sue Lawley

16°35′S 118°21′W

Bob Worcester

Castaway · 20 January 2002Sue Lawley

05°45′S 149°32′W

Sheila Hancock

Castaway · 27 February 2000Sue Lawley

01°18′S 151°36′W

Ralph Koltai

Castaway · 23 August 1998Sue Lawley

Maurice Saatchi

22°20′S 098°49′W

Maurice Saatchi

Castaway · 24 September 1995Sue Lawley

10°19′S 061°38′W

Pete Waterman

Castaway · 30 April 1995Sue Lawley

Jeanette Winterson

12°01′S 067°52′W

Jeanette Winterson

Castaway · 9 October 1994Sue Lawley

22°53′S 108°51′W

Gavin Laird

Castaway · 25 October 1992Sue Lawley

14°58′S 172°38′W

Dr Steve Jones

Castaway · 1 March 1992Sue Lawley

Maxwell Hutchinson

13°58′S 123°08′W

Maxwell Hutchinson

Castaway · 1 September 1991Sue Lawley

Lord Roy Jenkins

16°18′S 147°58′W

Lord Roy Jenkins

Castaway · 16 April 1989Sue Lawley

Rt Hon David Steel MP

04°23′S 065°30′W

Rt Hon David Steel MP

Castaway · 4 May 1985Roy Plomley

20°38′S 174°19′W

Leo McKern

Castaway · 28 April 1984Roy Plomley

04°16′S 128°45′W

Don McCullin

Castaway · 10 March 1984Roy Plomley

04°25′S 009°21′W

Fleur Cowles

Castaway · 18 June 1983Roy Plomley

19°23′S 162°57′W

Sinead Cusack

Castaway · 28 May 1983Roy Plomley

23°18′S 109°54′W

Marti Webb

Castaway · 22 May 1982Roy Plomley

Dorothy Dunnett

12°34′S 077°17′W

Dorothy Dunnett

Castaway · 24 April 1982Roy Plomley

Patricia Ruanne

19°16′S 147°08′W

Patricia Ruanne

Castaway · 28 March 1981Roy Plomley

Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

01°29′S 076°08′W

Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

Castaway · 5 April 1980Roy Plomley

01°19′S 083°48′W

Rita Streich

Castaway · 15 July 1978Roy Plomley

13°17′S 027°36′W

Winston Graham

Castaway · 26 November 1977Roy Plomley

16°09′S 049°51′W

Vincent Brome

Castaway · 6 March 1976Roy Plomley

Noel Streatfeild

17°56′S 146°20′W

Noel Streatfeild

Castaway · 17 January 1976Roy Plomley

19°38′S 028°47′W

C P Snow

Castaway · 2 August 1975Roy Plomley

02°47′S 089°49′W

Alice Delysia

Castaway · 12 February 1972Roy Plomley

07°05′S 082°20′W

David Shepherd

Castaway · 11 September 1971Roy Plomley

09°49′S 066°34′W

Joan Hammond

Castaway · 25 July 1970Roy Plomley

21°26′S 031°55′W

Sandy Powell

Castaway · 25 November 1968Roy Plomley

Jacques Brunius

05°03′S 071°59′W

Jacques Brunius

Castaway · 17 October 1966Roy Plomley

18°43′S 062°51′W

Derek Oldham

Castaway · 12 September 1966Roy Plomley

Sir Frank Francis

16°01′S 056°38′W

Sir Frank Francis

Castaway · 14 March 1966Roy Plomley

14°46′S 017°36′W

Claudio Arrau

Castaway · 4 July 1960Roy Plomley

Alfred Hitchcock

14°37′S 156°02′W

Alfred Hitchcock

Castaway · 19 October 1959Roy Plomley

Camille Saint-Saëns — Composer · desert is.land