John Kander — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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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Composer

John Kander

19 episodes

Chosen over the decades

18

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Armistead Maupin
Bill Cullen
Des Lynam
General Sir Charles Guthrie
Gloria Hunniford
Graham Norton
Gregory Peck
James Corden
James Prior
Jerry Springer
Jon Ronson
Judith Kerr
Keith Waterhouse
Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell
Nina Campbell
Robert Carrier
Stubby Kaye
Timothy West

Jon Ronson
Castaway · 5 June 2022Lauren Laverne
James Corden
Castaway · 12 February 2012Kirsty Young
Jerry Springer

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 November 2009

Armistead Maupin

22°08′S 158°58′W

Armistead Maupin

Castaway · 25 November 2007Kirsty Young

Gloria Hunniford

08°27′S 061°05′W

Gloria Hunniford

Castaway · 24 December 2006Kirsty Young

05°51′S 093°08′W

Graham Norton

Castaway · 2 May 2004Sue Lawley

10°15′S 154°04′W

Judith Kerr

Castaway · 29 February 2004Sue Lawley

18°14′S 075°47′W

Bill Cullen

Castaway · 19 October 2003Sue Lawley

19°20′S 151°05′W

Des Lynam

Castaway · 19 November 2000Sue Lawley

General Sir Charles Guthrie

05°33′S 065°50′W

General Sir Charles Guthrie

Castaway · 30 July 2000Sue Lawley

17°01′S 086°17′W

Nina Campbell

Castaway · 16 March 1997Sue Lawley

Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell

22°06′S 150°54′W

Margaret Kelly - Miss Bluebell

Castaway · 7 February 1988Michael Parkinson

23°29′S 043°53′W

Robert Carrier

Castaway · 15 November 1987Michael Parkinson

01°27′S 057°39′W

James Prior

Castaway · 11 January 1987Michael Parkinson

06°32′S 080°42′W

Stubby Kaye

Castaway · 4 February 1984Roy Plomley

Keith Waterhouse

21°05′S 169°10′W

Keith Waterhouse

Castaway · 30 July 1983Roy Plomley

05°34′S 050°15′W

Gregory Peck

Castaway · 2 August 1980Roy Plomley

07°33′S 039°16′W

Timothy West

Castaway · 16 February 1980Roy Plomley

00°26′S 151°04′W

Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson

Castaway · 28 January 1978Roy Plomley

John Kander — Composer · desert is.land