César Franck — 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

César Franck

24 episodes

Chosen over the decades

24

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Arthur Edwards
Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (Sue)
Barrie Rutter
Burl Ives
Conrad Black
Derek Oldham
Dirk Bogarde
Duke Of Westminster
Elisabeth Soderstrom
Frances Edmonds
Isidore Godfrey
John Banham
John Stefanidis
Julia Cleverdon
Julian Barnes
Marguerite Wolff
Natalia Makarova
Professor Michele Dougherty
Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP
Sinead Cusack
Sir Frederick Ashton
Sir Ian MacGregor
Valerie Masterson
Vernon Scannell

Professor Michele Dougherty
Castaway · 1 February 2026Lauren Laverne
Barrie Rutter
Castaway · 19 June 2016Kirsty Young
Julia Cleverdon

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 · 18 January 2015

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Arthur Edwards

Castaway · 25 September 2011Kirsty Young

John Stefanidis

14°01′S 075°56′W

John Stefanidis

Castaway · 20 July 2008Kirsty Young

16°06′S 052°52′W

Sinead Cusack

Castaway · 15 December 2002Sue Lawley

Marguerite Wolff

15°34′S 167°36′W

Marguerite Wolff

Castaway · 15 November 2002Sue Lawley

13°16′S 132°18′W

Julian Barnes

Castaway · 28 January 1996Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP

11°22′S 113°10′W

Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP

Castaway · 5 November 1995Sue Lawley

Duke Of Westminster

18°42′S 133°21′W

Duke Of Westminster

Castaway · 2 July 1995Sue Lawley

18°32′S 167°48′W

Conrad Black

Castaway · 27 March 1994Sue Lawley

15°17′S 106°52′W

John Banham

Castaway · 15 September 1991Sue Lawley

14°32′S 155°16′W

Dirk Bogarde

Castaway · 5 January 1990Sue Lawley

Vernon Scannell

17°33′S 095°41′W

Vernon Scannell

Castaway · 29 November 1987Michael Parkinson

Frances Edmonds

06°49′S 063°04′W

Frances Edmonds

Castaway · 9 August 1987Michael Parkinson

Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (Sue)

03°46′S 040°23′W

Baroness (Sue) Ryder of Warsaw

Castaway · 25 January 1987Michael Parkinson

Sir Ian MacGregor

15°21′S 128°13′W

Sir Ian MacGregor

Castaway · 5 October 1986Michael Parkinson

Natalia Makarova

22°56′S 157°03′W

Natalia Makarova

Castaway · 21 July 1984Roy Plomley

Sir Frederick Ashton

15°38′S 002°40′W

Sir Frederick Ashton

Castaway · 2 May 1981Roy Plomley

Elisabeth Soderstrom

02°32′S 002°49′W

Elisabeth Soderstrom

Castaway · 8 December 1979Roy Plomley

17°33′S 140°51′W

Burl Ives

Castaway · 31 March 1979Roy Plomley

Valerie Masterson

18°56′S 149°14′W

Valerie Masterson

Castaway · 22 February 1975Roy Plomley

Isidore Godfrey

09°16′S 076°33′W

Isidore Godfrey

Castaway · 7 February 1970Roy Plomley

18°43′S 062°51′W

Derek Oldham

Castaway · 12 September 1966Roy Plomley

César Franck — Composer · desert is.land