Ennio Morricone — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
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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

Ennio Morricone

20 episodes

Chosen over the decades

20

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anne Reid
Asif Kapadia
Carlos Acosta
Christopher Frayling
Dame Vera Lynn
David Penhaligon
Emily Watson
Garry Kasparov
Heston Blumenthal
Hilary McGrady
Jeremy Irons
Mark Knopfler
Maurice Woodruff
Michael Sheen
Nico Ladenis
Nitin Sawhney
Philippe Petit
Professor Louise Richardson
Tidjane Thiam
Will Carling

Emily Watson
Castaway · 24 May 2026Lauren Laverne
Michael Sheen
Castaway · 28 September 2025Lauren Laverne
Mark Knopfler

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 · 4 August 2024

·Lauren Laverne

04°16′S 132°44′W

Hilary McGrady

Castaway · 1 November 2020Lauren Laverne

07°58′S 007°27′W

Asif Kapadia

Castaway · 1 December 2019Lauren Laverne

18°53′S 052°59′W

Nitin Sawhney

Castaway · 16 June 2019Lauren Laverne

05°24′S 027°39′W

Garry Kasparov

Castaway · 28 January 2018Kirsty Young

Professor Louise Richardson

19°05′S 004°26′W

Professor Louise Richardson

Castaway · 29 May 2016Kirsty Young

16°05′S 127°54′W

Anne Reid

Castaway · 13 July 2014Kirsty Young

23°32′S 043°34′W

Tidjane Thiam

Castaway · 4 November 2012Kirsty Young

Heston Blumenthal

03°26′S 024°38′W

Heston Blumenthal

Castaway · 29 October 2006Kirsty Young

12°27′S 095°07′W

Philippe Petit

Castaway · 10 April 2005Sue Lawley

13°57′S 029°47′W

Carlos Acosta

Castaway · 2 January 2005Sue Lawley

Christopher Frayling

00°10′S 023°59′W

Christopher Frayling

Castaway · 2 November 2003Sue Lawley

18°47′S 002°45′W

Nico Ladenis

Castaway · 23 February 1997Sue Lawley

10°58′S 003°41′W

Will Carling

Castaway · 10 May 1992Sue Lawley

09°58′S 127°47′W

Dame Vera Lynn

Castaway · 3 September 1989Sue Lawley

David Penhaligon

20°14′S 177°09′W

David Penhaligon

Castaway · 22 March 1987Michael Parkinson

04°24′S 144°34′W

Jeremy Irons

Castaway · 2 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Maurice Woodruff

05°09′S 124°05′W

Maurice Woodruff

Castaway · 26 June 1971Roy Plomley

Ennio Morricone — Composer · desert is.land