Hoagy Carmichael — 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

Hoagy Carmichael

31 episodes

Chosen over the decades

30

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Price
Alfred Hitchcock
Betty Driver
Dizzy Gillespie
Hugh Masekela
Igor Aleksander
Jesse Armstrong
Joanna Lumley
John Wain
Julia McKenzie
Julie Walters
Lucy Gannon
Martin Amis
Maya Angelou
Mike Brearley
Molly Parkin
Oliver Ford
Peter Nichols
Prof David Phillips
Raymond Briggs
Richard Condon
Sebastian Coe
Sir Laurens Van Der Post
Sir Robin Day
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Jesse Armstrong
Castaway · 11 January 2026Lauren Laverne
Molly Parkin
Castaway · 8 May 2011Kirsty Young
Prof David Phillips

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 · 1 May 2011

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Betty Driver

Castaway · 23 January 2011Kirsty Young

12°11′S 041°49′W

Joanna Lumley

Castaway · 13 May 2007Kirsty Young

03°41′S 103°41′W

Hugh Masekela

Castaway · 11 July 2004Sue Lawley

05°59′S 101°40′W

Terry O'Neill

Castaway · 28 January 2001Sue Lawley

09°10′S 030°18′W

Peter Nichols

Castaway · 2 July 2000Sue Lawley

Igor Aleksander

14°26′S 129°28′W

Igor Aleksander

Castaway · 4 July 1999Sue Lawley

14°57′S 142°28′W

Lucy Gannon

Castaway · 30 August 1998Sue Lawley

15°05′S 127°03′W

Thelma Holt

Castaway · 23 November 1997Sue Lawley

17°28′S 095°16′W

Martin Amis

Castaway · 29 December 1996Sue Lawley

Sir Laurens Van Der Post

00°11′S 139°56′W

Sir Laurens Van Der Post

Castaway · 10 November 1996Sue Lawley

16°43′S 171°04′W

Willy Russell

Castaway · 23 January 1994Sue Lawley

21°15′S 019°56′W

Sir Robin Day

Castaway · 21 January 1990Sue Lawley

05°18′S 079°04′W

Terry Wogan

Castaway · 9 October 1988Michael Parkinson

In memory of comedian

12°09′S 034°45′W

In memory of comedian and writer Barry Cryer

Castaway · 22 November 1987Michael Parkinson

19°29′S 054°56′W

Maya Angelou

Castaway · 2 August 1987Michael Parkinson

04°00′S 120°05′W

Richard Condon

Castaway · 28 September 1986Michael Parkinson

05°47′S 036°33′W

Stan Barstow

Castaway · 24 August 1986Michael Parkinson

03°00′S 172°32′W

Julie Walters

Castaway · 2 February 1985Roy Plomley

13°18′S 154°09′W

Woody Herman

Castaway · 18 February 1984Roy Plomley

02°06′S 026°37′W

Raymond Briggs

Castaway · 4 June 1983Roy Plomley

08°46′S 111°23′W

Alan Price

Castaway · 4 December 1982Roy Plomley

06°38′S 129°05′W

Julia McKenzie

Castaway · 10 April 1982Roy Plomley

06°24′S 072°34′W

Sebastian Coe

Castaway · 15 August 1981Roy Plomley

Dizzy Gillespie

11°10′S 004°44′W

Dizzy Gillespie

Castaway · 19 January 1980Roy Plomley

04°33′S 155°17′W

John Wain

Castaway · 4 November 1978Roy Plomley

18°41′S 088°32′W

Mike Brearley

Castaway · 24 September 1977Roy Plomley

18°02′S 056°30′W

Oliver Ford

Castaway · 5 March 1977Roy Plomley

Alfred Hitchcock

14°37′S 156°02′W

Alfred Hitchcock

Castaway · 19 October 1959Roy Plomley

Hoagy Carmichael — Composer · desert is.land