James P. Johnson — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

James P. Johnson

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

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Lew Grade
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Michael Ffolkes
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Castaway · 13 December 1987Michael Parkinson
Michael Ffolkes
Castaway · 19 October 1984

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

17°57′S 164°24′W

Peter Nichols

Castaway · 14 March 1981Roy Plomley

James P. Johnson — Composer · desert is.land