Frederick Loewe — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Frederick Loewe

34 episodes

Chosen over the decades

34

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Titchmarsh
Birgit Nilsson
C Northcote Parkinson
Dame Gladys Cooper
Dilys Powell
Dirk Bogarde
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr
Ed Mirvish (Honest)
Eva Burrows
Gloria Hunniford
Gyles Brandreth
Henry Blofeld
Jackie Charlton
James Clavell
John Rutter
Kate Ewart-Biggs
Leonard Rossiter
Lord Indarjit Singh
Lord Joffe
Lord Shawcross
Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell
Morris West
Neil Simon
Neil Tennant
more

Kate Ewart-Biggs
Castaway · 17 July 2022Lauren Laverne
Lord Indarjit Singh
Castaway · 13 November 2015Kirsty Young
Gyles Brandreth

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 · 9 January 2011

01°23′S 050°27′W

Lord Joffe

Castaway · 28 October 2007Kirsty Young

07°47′S 160°53′W

Neil Tennant

Castaway · 4 February 2007Kirsty Young

Gloria Hunniford

08°27′S 061°05′W

Gloria Hunniford

Castaway · 24 December 2006Kirsty Young

04°42′S 055°56′W

John Rutter

Castaway · 25 December 2005Sue Lawley

09°12′S 049°23′W

Henry Blofeld

Castaway · 30 November 2003Sue Lawley

Alan Titchmarsh

03°58′S 104°30′W

Alan Titchmarsh

Castaway · 7 July 2002Sue Lawley

05°48′S 126°33′W

Rick Stein

Castaway · 1 August 1999Sue Lawley

Richard Rodney Bennett

08°19′S 053°36′W

Richard Rodney Bennett

Castaway · 19 October 1997Sue Lawley

Jackie Charlton

12°27′S 057°49′W

Jackie Charlton

Castaway · 20 October 1996Sue Lawley

12°37′S 043°22′W

Neil Simon

Castaway · 14 May 1995Sue Lawley

11°22′S 158°56′W

Eva Burrows

Castaway · 16 May 1993Sue Lawley

18°59′S 161°35′W

Dilys Powell

Castaway · 24 November 1991Sue Lawley

22°20′S 117°50′W

Lord Shawcross

Castaway · 7 July 1991Sue Lawley

Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell

22°06′S 150°54′W

Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell

Castaway · 7 February 1988Michael Parkinson

23°20′S 076°21′W

Robert Maxwell

Castaway · 5 July 1987Michael Parkinson

Ed Mirvish (Honest)

06°35′S 110°29′W

'Honest' Ed Mirvish

Castaway · 24 March 1984Roy Plomley

02°54′S 123°56′W

Tim Severin

Castaway · 29 January 1983Roy Plomley

Professor J K Galbraith

22°15′S 004°13′W

Professor J K Galbraith

Castaway · 6 February 1982Roy Plomley

05°24′S 050°23′W

James Clavell

Castaway · 14 November 1981Roy Plomley

10°25′S 061°32′W

Morris West

Castaway · 27 June 1981Roy Plomley

Leonard Rossiter

14°08′S 068°00′W

Leonard Rossiter

Castaway · 12 April 1980Roy Plomley

Sir Cecil Beaton

22°31′S 013°52′W

Sir Cecil Beaton

Castaway · 26 January 1980Roy Plomley

C Northcote Parkinson

20°11′S 056°50′W

C Northcote Parkinson

Castaway · 14 July 1979Roy Plomley

Patricia Batty Shaw

14°58′S 074°40′W

Patricia Batty Shaw

Castaway · 22 July 1978Roy Plomley

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

22°33′S 159°17′W

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

Castaway · 29 May 1976Roy Plomley

Stanley Holloway

15°00′S 063°19′W

Stanley Holloway

Castaway · 25 October 1975Roy Plomley

05°57′S 086°09′W

Tony Britton

Castaway · 6 January 1973Roy Plomley

Sir Francis McLean

07°55′S 044°44′W

Sir Francis McLean

Castaway · 12 August 1968Roy Plomley

Dame Gladys Cooper

23°17′S 091°19′W

Dame Gladys Cooper

Castaway · 23 December 1967Roy Plomley

11°52′S 029°40′W

Dirk Bogarde

Castaway · 28 September 1964Roy Plomley

23°13′S 087°17′W

Birgit Nilsson

Castaway · 27 May 1963Roy Plomley

Frederick Loewe — Composer · desert is.land