Hector Berlioz — 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

Hector Berlioz

42 episodes

Chosen over the decades

42

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Keith
Alice Delysia
Arthur Fiedler
Bamber Gascoigne
Berthold Goldschmidt
Bill Sowerbutts
Carla Lane
Carl Djerassi
Dame Margot Fonteyn
David Lloyd Jones
David Pountney
Dinsdale Landen
George Lloyd
Jack Brymer
Joan Bakewell
John Eliot Gardiner
Julian Bream
June Mendoza
Kiri Te Kanawa
Louis Fremaux
Marty Feldman
Neville Marriner
Nicholas Snowman
Patrick Stewart
more

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Castaway · 21 May 2023Lauren Laverne
Sir Sydney Kentridge
Castaway · 31 March 2013Kirsty Young
Robert Hardy
Castaway · 20 November 2011

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

Patrick Stewart

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Patrick Stewart

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Carl Djerassi

Castaway · 20 October 2002Sue Lawley

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Philip Pullman

Castaway · 6 October 2002Sue Lawley

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Ronald Blythe

Castaway · 15 April 2001Sue Lawley

Sir Roger Norrington

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Sir Roger Norrington

Castaway · 15 August 1999Sue Lawley

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David Pountney

Castaway · 22 February 1998Sue Lawley

Terry Pratchett

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Terry Pratchett

Castaway · 9 February 1997Sue Lawley

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Rumer Godden

Castaway · 13 October 1996Sue Lawley

Professor George Steiner

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Professor George Steiner

Castaway · 18 February 1996Sue Lawley

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George Lloyd

Castaway · 23 April 1995Sue Lawley

Sir Adrian Cadbury

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Sir Adrian Cadbury

Castaway · 29 January 1995Sue Lawley

Berthold Goldschmidt

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Berthold Goldschmidt

Castaway · 13 November 1994Sue Lawley

John Eliot Gardiner

22°30′S 084°22′W

John Eliot Gardiner

Castaway · 22 November 1992Sue Lawley

Nicholas Snowman

06°09′S 083°33′W

Nicholas Snowman

Castaway · 28 October 1990Sue Lawley

Bamber Gascoigne

21°11′S 060°09′W

Bamber Gascoigne

Castaway · 1 November 1987Michael Parkinson

05°47′S 036°33′W

Stan Barstow

Castaway · 24 August 1986Michael Parkinson

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

14°33′S 084°21′W

Rt Hon Shirley Williams

Castaway · 23 March 1986Michael Parkinson

Sir Michael Tippett

10°06′S 060°41′W

Sir Michael Tippett

Castaway · 5 January 1985Roy Plomley

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Sir John Burgh

Castaway · 8 December 1984Roy Plomley

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Julian Bream

Castaway · 9 July 1983Roy Plomley

David Lloyd Jones

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David Lloyd Jones

Castaway · 2 October 1982Roy Plomley

Sir Christopher Leaver

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Sir Christopher Leaver

Castaway · 13 February 1982Roy Plomley

08°55′S 138°00′W

Russell Harty

Castaway · 21 March 1981Roy Plomley

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Carla Lane

Castaway · 28 February 1981Roy Plomley

Neville Marriner

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Neville Marriner

Castaway · 13 December 1980Roy Plomley

Sir John Tooley

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Sir John Tooley

Castaway · 11 October 1980Roy Plomley

08°05′S 105°32′W

Kiri Te Kanawa

Castaway · 8 March 1980Roy Plomley

11°43′S 028°55′W

June Mendoza

Castaway · 8 September 1979Roy Plomley

22°06′S 015°04′W

Jack Brymer

Castaway · 26 May 1979Roy Plomley

Dinsdale Landen

17°36′S 171°38′W

Dinsdale Landen

Castaway · 16 December 1978Roy Plomley

02°57′S 018°28′W

Peter Ustinov

Castaway · 19 November 1977Roy Plomley

05°02′S 097°40′W

Louis Fremaux

Castaway · 1 October 1977Roy Plomley

Bill Sowerbutts

23°59′S 164°42′W

Bill Sowerbutts

Castaway · 15 September 1973Roy Plomley

10°53′S 164°51′W

Joan Bakewell

Castaway · 13 May 1972Roy Plomley

02°47′S 089°49′W

Alice Delysia

Castaway · 12 February 1972Roy Plomley

12°31′S 121°17′W

Alan Keith

Castaway · 6 February 1971Roy Plomley

22°53′S 018°20′W

Marty Feldman

Castaway · 23 September 1968Roy Plomley

Dame Margot Fonteyn

06°51′S 171°13′W

Dame Margot Fonteyn

Castaway · 12 April 1965Roy Plomley

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Arthur Fiedler

Castaway · 1 March 1965Roy Plomley

Hector Berlioz — Composer · desert is.land