Johnny Mercer — Composer · desert is.land

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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Composer

Johnny Mercer

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Brian Aldiss
Colin Wilson
James Stewart
Richard Chamberlain

James Stewart
Castaway · 17 December 1983Roy Plomley
Brian Aldiss
Castaway · 17 April 1982Roy Plomley
Colin Wilson

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 · 21 October 1978

20°25′S 099°30′W

James Stewart

Castaway · 25 May 1974Roy Plomley

Richard Chamberlain

11°35′S 058°17′W

Richard Chamberlain

Castaway · 14 March 1970Roy Plomley

Johnny Mercer — Composer · desert is.land