John Barry — 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

John Barry

18 episodes

Chosen over the decades

18

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Barry Norman
Bruce Tulloh
Christopher Nolan
Dame Claire Bertschinger
Debbie Wiseman
Eve Stewart
Gloria Hunniford
Goldie Hawn
Henrietta
James Rebanks
John Barry
Mark Gatiss
Sir Gregory Doran
Stephen Poliakoff
Steve Coogan
Sue Biggs
Tony Britton
Virginia McKenna

Sir Gregory Doran
Castaway · 29 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Sue Biggs
Castaway · 7 July 2019Lauren Laverne
James Rebanks
Castaway · 20 January 2019Lauren Laverne

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

Christopher Nolan

00°00′S 146°43′W

Christopher Nolan

Castaway · 18 February 2018Kirsty Young

23°25′S 147°05′W

Debbie Wiseman

Castaway · 19 October 2014Kirsty Young

Dame Claire Bertschinger

21°02′S 026°36′W

Dame Claire Bertschinger

Castaway · 23 March 2014Kirsty Young

07°56′S 112°59′W

Eve Stewart

Castaway · 4 August 2013Kirsty Young

01°51′S 025°18′W

Goldie Hawn

Castaway · 23 September 2012Kirsty Young

14°37′S 058°51′W

Mark Gatiss

Castaway · 23 October 2011Kirsty Young

13°59′S 149°55′W

Steve Coogan

Castaway · 11 October 2009Kirsty Young

Gloria Hunniford

08°27′S 061°05′W

Gloria Hunniford

Castaway · 24 December 2006Kirsty Young

Stephen Poliakoff

16°05′S 060°35′W

Stephen Poliakoff

Castaway · 13 March 2005Sue Lawley

Virginia McKenna

00°06′S 037°29′W

Virginia McKenna

Castaway · 26 September 2004Sue Lawley

00°33′S 084°18′W

Henrietta

Castaway · 3 May 1992Sue Lawley

09°25′S 046°11′W

Barry Norman

Castaway · 25 August 1979Roy Plomley

09°28′S 114°51′W

Bruce Tulloh

Castaway · 23 November 1974Roy Plomley

05°57′S 086°09′W

Tony Britton

Castaway · 6 January 1973Roy Plomley

17°05′S 139°40′W

John Barry

Castaway · 22 May 1967Roy Plomley

John Barry — Composer · desert is.land