Maurice Jarre — 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

Maurice Jarre

15 episodes

Chosen over the decades

15

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

5

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alfred Wainwright
Arthur Hailey
David Broome
Dick Francis
Dr Christiaan Barnard
Dr Nicola Fox
John Ridgway
Julia Cleverdon
Kitty Godfree
Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell
Miriam Rothschild
Paul Greengrass
Peter West
Richard Leakey
Sophia Loren

Dr Nicola Fox
Castaway · 26 November 2023Lauren Laverne
Sophia Loren
Castaway · 21 February 2021Lauren Laverne
Paul Greengrass

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 · 17 September 2017

Julia Cleverdon

03°28′S 114°03′W

Julia Cleverdon

Castaway · 18 January 2015Kirsty Young

09°33′S 080°32′W

Dick Francis

Castaway · 13 December 1998Sue Lawley

Miriam Rothschild

03°39′S 156°06′W

Miriam Rothschild

Castaway · 23 April 1989Sue Lawley

Alfred Wainwright

04°32′S 163°36′W

Alfred Wainwright

Castaway · 4 September 1988Michael Parkinson

00°53′S 115°52′W

Peter West

Castaway · 20 September 1987Michael Parkinson

02°12′S 098°36′W

Kitty Godfree

Castaway · 6 September 1987Michael Parkinson

19°22′S 117°10′W

John Ridgway

Castaway · 23 November 1986Michael Parkinson

20°29′S 031°33′W

Arthur Hailey

Castaway · 6 April 1986Michael Parkinson

16°21′S 008°44′W

Richard Leakey

Castaway · 13 June 1981Roy Plomley

14°15′S 109°41′W

David Broome

Castaway · 14 February 1981Roy Plomley

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

10°05′S 112°08′W

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

Castaway · 30 October 1976Roy Plomley

Dr Christiaan Barnard

17°32′S 122°50′W

Dr Christiaan Barnard

Castaway · 17 April 1976Roy Plomley

Maurice Jarre — Composer · desert is.land