Dmitri Shostakovich — 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

Dmitri Shostakovich

41 episodes

Chosen over the decades

41

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

8

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Albie Sachs
Carla Lane
Carl Sagan
Dave Brubeck
David Edgar
David Pountney
Edward Downes
Elisabeth Soderstrom
Gareth Malone
Gillian Reynolds
Glenda Jackson MP
Henry Cecil
Howard Brenton
Igor Aleksander
John Barry
John Gray
Julian Lloyd Webber
Magnus Magnusson
Marcus du Sautoy
Maxwell Hutchinson
Neil Tennant
Nicholas Parsons
Nicola Benedetti
Noel Barber
more

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Castaway · 18 October 2020Lauren Laverne
Gillian Reynolds
Castaway · 3 June 2018

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

23°27′S 080°27′W

John Gray

Castaway · 11 March 2018Kirsty Young

07°41′S 096°02′W

Gareth Malone

Castaway · 25 December 2016Kirsty Young

Nicola Benedetti

08°19′S 004°58′W

Nicola Benedetti

Castaway · 12 January 2014Kirsty Young

09°18′S 136°39′W

Simon McBurney

Castaway · 15 July 2012Kirsty Young

Marcus du Sautoy

00°47′S 167°01′W

Marcus du Sautoy

Castaway · 7 December 2008Kirsty Young

22°17′S 004°52′W

Randy Newman

Castaway · 19 October 2008Kirsty Young

Penelope Wilton

07°46′S 014°29′W

Penelope Wilton

Castaway · 30 March 2008Kirsty Young

17°20′S 106°09′W

Tariq Ali

Castaway · 16 March 2008Kirsty Young

Nicholas Parsons

14°02′S 041°19′W

Nicholas Parsons

Castaway · 4 November 2007Kirsty Young

07°47′S 160°53′W

Neil Tennant

Castaway · 4 February 2007Kirsty Young

11°58′S 116°22′W

David Edgar

Castaway · 30 July 2006Sue Lawley

Peter Maxwell Davies

01°50′S 104°11′W

Peter Maxwell Davies

Castaway · 30 January 2005Sue Lawley

06°30′S 174°40′W

Paul Dacre

Castaway · 25 January 2004Sue Lawley

Sir Christopher Bland

01°14′S 120°16′W

Sir Christopher Bland

Castaway · 14 April 2002Sue Lawley

08°59′S 142°57′W

Albie Sachs

Castaway · 26 November 2000Sue Lawley

05°45′S 149°32′W

Sheila Hancock

Castaway · 27 February 2000Sue Lawley

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

10°46′S 006°59′W

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

Castaway · 31 December 1999Sue Lawley

Patricia Routledge

18°27′S 117°25′W

Patricia Routledge

Castaway · 8 August 1999Sue Lawley

Igor Aleksander

14°26′S 129°28′W

Igor Aleksander

Castaway · 4 July 1999Sue Lawley

21°09′S 173°08′W

John Barry

Castaway · 13 June 1999Sue Lawley

05°18′S 139°33′W

Dave Brubeck

Castaway · 3 January 1999Sue Lawley

15°20′S 035°27′W

Howard Brenton

Castaway · 19 July 1998Sue Lawley

06°24′S 069°37′W

David Pountney

Castaway · 22 February 1998Sue Lawley

Glenda Jackson MP

10°41′S 066°07′W

Glenda Jackson MP

Castaway · 28 December 1997Sue Lawley

20°33′S 174°28′W

Robert Winston

Castaway · 8 December 1996Sue Lawley

Viscount Rothermere

20°35′S 152°29′W

Viscount Rothermere

Castaway · 14 April 1996Sue Lawley

Maxwell Hutchinson

13°58′S 123°08′W

Maxwell Hutchinson

Castaway · 1 September 1991Sue Lawley

Julian Lloyd Webber

08°43′S 055°18′W

Julian Lloyd Webber

Castaway · 1 August 1981Roy Plomley

17°08′S 105°12′W

Carl Sagan

Castaway · 18 July 1981Roy Plomley

20°11′S 056°53′W

Carla Lane

Castaway · 28 February 1981Roy Plomley

Elisabeth Soderstrom

02°32′S 002°49′W

Elisabeth Soderstrom

Castaway · 8 December 1979Roy Plomley

11°46′S 160°12′W

Spike Milligan

Castaway · 4 February 1978Roy Plomley

Magnus Magnusson

13°38′S 174°34′W

Magnus Magnusson

Castaway · 23 April 1977Roy Plomley

02°34′S 148°14′W

Noel Barber

Castaway · 13 March 1976Roy Plomley

20°48′S 123°59′W

Polly James

Castaway · 19 October 1974Roy Plomley

02°38′S 054°55′W

Henry Cecil

Castaway · 8 July 1972Roy Plomley

03°23′S 158°07′W

Edward Downes

Castaway · 17 February 1969Roy Plomley

01°57′S 059°12′W

Dave Brubeck

Castaway · 12 October 1959Roy Plomley

Dmitri Shostakovich — Composer · desert is.land