Charles Villiers Stanford

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

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1960s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Allan Ahlberg
Dame Maggie Teyte
Derek Oldham
Douglas Reeman
James Bowman
Patience Strong
Sir John Betjeman
Stanley Holloway

Allan Ahlberg
Castaway · 14 November 2008Kirsty Young
James Bowman
Castaway · 9 April 1995Sue Lawley
Douglas Reeman
Castaway · 12 March 1983Roy Plomley

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

Stanley Holloway

15°00′S 063°19′W

Stanley Holloway

Castaway · 25 October 1975Roy Plomley

Sir John Betjeman

07°36′S 141°06′W

Sir John Betjeman

Castaway · 12 April 1975Roy Plomley

Dame Maggie Teyte

01°36′S 073°03′W

Dame Maggie Teyte

Castaway · 15 April 1968Roy Plomley

Derek Oldham

18°43′S 062°51′W

Derek Oldham

Castaway · 12 September 1966Roy Plomley

Patience Strong

01°03′S 082°02′W

Patience Strong

Castaway · 10 January 1966Roy Plomley

Charles Villiers Stanford — Composer · desert is.land