Erik Satie — 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
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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

Erik Satie

24 episodes

Chosen over the decades

24

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anna Raeburn
Annie Nightingale
Daniel Libeskind
David Hockney
Delia Smith
Gordon Beningfield
Helen Bradley
Herbert Kretzmer
Ian Stewart
John Gray
Lea Salonga
Lucy Irvine
Michael Holroyd
Ned Sherrin
Peggy Lee
Penelope Keith
Philippe Petit
Polly James
Professor George Steiner
Roger Vadim
Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Frederick Ashton
Sir Howard Hodgkin
Sir Terry Frost

Delia Smith
Castaway · 24 December 2023Lauren Laverne
Lea Salonga
Castaway · 5 November 2023Lauren Laverne
Annie Nightingale

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 · 19 July 2020

·Lauren Laverne

23°27′S 080°27′W

John Gray

Castaway · 11 March 2018Kirsty Young

12°27′S 095°07′W

Philippe Petit

Castaway · 10 April 2005Sue Lawley

Herbert Kretzmer

07°53′S 067°39′W

Herbert Kretzmer

Castaway · 12 October 2003Sue Lawley

Daniel Libeskind

01°52′S 160°42′W

Daniel Libeskind

Castaway · 29 June 2003Sue Lawley

Michael Holroyd

20°44′S 122°08′W

Michael Holroyd

Castaway · 20 February 2000Sue Lawley

Sir Terry Frost

05°29′S 159°51′W

Sir Terry Frost

Castaway · 19 April 1998Sue Lawley

21°23′S 042°13′W

Ian Stewart

Castaway · 15 March 1998Sue Lawley

Professor George Steiner

04°14′S 105°54′W

Professor George Steiner

Castaway · 18 February 1996Sue Lawley

Sir Howard Hodgkin

10°16′S 083°37′W

Sir Howard Hodgkin

Castaway · 27 November 1994Sue Lawley

11°17′S 109°31′W

Ned Sherrin

Castaway · 9 July 1989Sue Lawley

01°30′S 069°00′W

Roger Vadim

Castaway · 27 July 1986Michael Parkinson

Gordon Beningfield

17°26′S 080°52′W

Gordon Beningfield

Castaway · 16 March 1985Roy Plomley

21°33′S 084°05′W

Lucy Irvine

Castaway · 14 April 1984Roy Plomley

Sir Frederick Ashton

15°38′S 002°40′W

Sir Frederick Ashton

Castaway · 2 May 1981Roy Plomley

01°56′S 059°18′W

Anna Raeburn

Castaway · 27 May 1978Roy Plomley

Sir Alec Guinness

17°43′S 107°24′W

Sir Alec Guinness

Castaway · 24 December 1977Roy Plomley

23°15′S 117°01′W

Peggy Lee

Castaway · 14 May 1977Roy Plomley

09°19′S 169°56′W

Penelope Keith

Castaway · 21 August 1976Roy Plomley

11°13′S 105°34′W

Helen Bradley

Castaway · 5 July 1975Roy Plomley

20°48′S 123°59′W

Polly James

Castaway · 19 October 1974Roy Plomley

13°07′S 097°57′W

David Hockney

Castaway · 5 February 1972Roy Plomley

Erik Satie — Composer · desert is.land