Georges Bizet — 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

Georges Bizet

62 episodes

Chosen over the decades

61

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alice Delysia
Angela Rippon
Anthony Hopkins
Biddy Baxter
Billy Russell
Cecil Lewis
Charles Hazlewood
Christabel Bielenberg
Colm Toibin
Dame Beryl Grey
Damian Lewis
David Hempleman Adams
Derek Tangye
Don Black
Eric Clapton
Franco Zeffirelli
Garry Kasparov
General Sir Charles Guthrie
Geoffrey Grigson
George Baker
Giovanni Martinelli
Gwen Berryman
Helen Bradley
Helen Oxenbury
more

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Castaway · 19 February 2023Lauren Laverne
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Castaway · 29 November 2020Lauren Laverne

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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

Charles Hazlewood

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Charles Hazlewood

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Garry Kasparov

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10°16′S 034°59′W

Colm Toibin

Castaway · 3 January 2016Kirsty Young

01°44′S 130°49′W

Damian Lewis

Castaway · 30 November 2014Kirsty Young

12°04′S 139°57′W

Roger Graef

Castaway · 26 October 2014Kirsty Young

05°08′S 143°15′W

Biddy Baxter

Castaway · 1 June 2014Kirsty Young

Jane Somerville

08°52′S 022°44′W

Jane Somerville

Castaway · 7 July 2013Kirsty Young

Sir Terry Leahy

22°52′S 108°34′W

Sir Terry Leahy

Castaway · 3 February 2013Kirsty Young

Sir Howard Stringer

17°51′S 070°07′W

Sir Howard Stringer

Castaway · 6 January 2013Kirsty Young

Martina Navratilova

00°16′S 109°15′W

Martina Navratilova

Castaway · 8 July 2012Kirsty Young

Franco Zeffirelli

23°33′S 178°58′W

Franco Zeffirelli

Castaway · 18 May 2003Sue Lawley

15°55′S 044°33′W

Rory Bremner

Castaway · 20 April 2003Sue Lawley

Dame Beryl Grey

09°52′S 074°41′W

Dame Beryl Grey

Castaway · 10 March 2002Sue Lawley

Marguerite Patten

18°38′S 092°32′W

Marguerite Patten

Castaway · 21 January 2001Sue Lawley

General Sir Charles Guthrie

05°33′S 065°50′W

General Sir Charles Guthrie

Castaway · 30 July 2000Sue Lawley

Michael Crawford

03°03′S 142°19′W

Michael Crawford

Castaway · 24 December 1999Sue Lawley

20°46′S 100°09′W

Rita Dove

Castaway · 22 August 1999Sue Lawley

David Hempleman Adams

16°53′S 100°43′W

David Hempleman Adams

Castaway · 9 August 1998Sue Lawley

Sir Harry Secombe

19°43′S 092°31′W

Sir Harry Secombe

Castaway · 21 December 1997Sue Lawley

18°47′S 002°45′W

Nico Ladenis

Castaway · 23 February 1997Sue Lawley

17°53′S 097°46′W

Sir Roy Calne

Castaway · 25 February 1996Sue Lawley

10°27′S 024°25′W

Don Black

Castaway · 22 October 1995Sue Lawley

12°08′S 056°23′W

Isabel Allende

Castaway · 12 September 1993Sue Lawley

Christabel Bielenberg

11°10′S 075°14′W

Christabel Bielenberg

Castaway · 8 November 1992Sue Lawley

00°33′S 084°18′W

Henrietta

Castaway · 3 May 1992Sue Lawley

06°36′S 047°46′W

Cecil Lewis

Castaway · 12 May 1991Sue Lawley

Robin Knox-Johnston

19°17′S 031°54′W

Robin Knox-Johnston

Castaway · 2 September 1990Sue Lawley

21°15′S 019°56′W

Sir Robin Day

Castaway · 21 January 1990Sue Lawley

13°37′S 066°30′W

Lady Mosley

Castaway · 26 November 1989Sue Lawley

15°55′S 048°14′W

Michael Codron

Castaway · 12 November 1989Sue Lawley

22°38′S 118°39′W

Eric Clapton

Castaway · 10 September 1989Sue Lawley

01°00′S 026°05′W

Rocco Forte

Castaway · 5 February 1989Sue Lawley

06°51′S 145°20′W

Salman Rushdie

Castaway · 18 September 1988Michael Parkinson

20°11′S 011°39′W

Neil Kinnock

Castaway · 1 May 1988Michael Parkinson

05°16′S 023°33′W

Peter Alliss

Castaway · 29 March 1987Michael Parkinson

13°25′S 170°58′W

Sir Fred Hoyle

Castaway · 12 October 1986Michael Parkinson

00°45′S 100°02′W

Maureen Lipman

Castaway · 19 January 1986Michael Parkinson

Anthony Hopkins

10°43′S 036°12′W

Anthony Hopkins

Castaway · 23 February 1985Roy Plomley

Geoffrey Grigson

09°32′S 028°51′W

Geoffrey Grigson

Castaway · 16 October 1982Roy Plomley

11°55′S 175°05′W

Angela Rippon

Castaway · 16 January 1982Roy Plomley

Rt Hon William Whitelaw

03°42′S 017°52′W

Rt Hon William Whitelaw

Castaway · 6 June 1981Roy Plomley

03°54′S 100°33′W

Joan Plowright

Castaway · 24 January 1981Roy Plomley

18°09′S 056°57′W

Derek Tangye

Castaway · 1 November 1980Roy Plomley

09°52′S 022°00′W

Otto Preminger

Castaway · 2 February 1980Roy Plomley

22°29′S 039°34′W

Tito Gobbi

Castaway · 30 June 1979Roy Plomley

Victoria de los Angeles

16°54′S 033°54′W

Victoria de los Angeles

Castaway · 3 June 1978Roy Plomley

Franco Zeffirelli

15°24′S 125°40′W

Franco Zeffirelli

Castaway · 7 January 1978Roy Plomley

Georges Bizet — Composer · desert is.land