Jeremiah Clarke

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

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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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8 episodes

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1990s

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Anthony Andrews
Baroness Floella Benjamin
Dick Francis
Dr Catherine Gavin
Lady Margaret Tebbit
Lord King
Miss Read
Sir Antony Beevor

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Castaway · 11 October 2020Lauren Laverne
Sir Antony Beevor
Castaway · 19 February 2017Kirsty Young
Dick Francis

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 · 13 December 1998

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Lady Margaret Tebbit

05°26′S 166°58′W

Lady Margaret Tebbit

Castaway · 31 December 1995Sue Lawley

Lord King

14°14′S 000°11′W

Lord King

Castaway · 14 April 1991Sue Lawley

Anthony Andrews

18°56′S 014°25′W

Anthony Andrews

Castaway · 5 April 1987Michael Parkinson

Dr Catherine Gavin

13°03′S 165°55′W

Dr Catherine Gavin

Castaway · 24 June 1978Roy Plomley

Miss Read

20°10′S 038°49′W

Miss Read

Castaway · 2 July 1977Roy Plomley

Jeremiah Clarke — Composer · desert is.land