Eduardo di Capua

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

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

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Castaways who chose this

Chili Bouchier
Claudia Roden
James Burke
Lang Lang
Sarah Doukas
William Davis

Lang Lang
Castaway · 31 October 2010Kirsty Young
Sarah Doukas
Castaway · 10 October 2010Kirsty Young
Claudia Roden
Castaway · 29 July 2001

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

·Sue Lawley

Chili Bouchier

08°17′S 034°58′W

Chili Bouchier

Castaway · 21 January 1996Sue Lawley

James Burke

10°13′S 075°30′W

James Burke

Castaway · 6 March 1988Michael Parkinson

William Davis

09°27′S 159°02′W

William Davis

Castaway · 14 February 1988Michael Parkinson

Eduardo di Capua — Composer · desert is.land

Lang Lang

Sarah Doukas

Claudia Roden

Chili Bouchier

James Burke

William Davis