Mike Oldfield

Tuning in…

desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Composer

3 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Professor Stephen Westaby
How a rugby head injury made Stephen Westaby fearless
Castaway · 15 March 2026Lauren Laverne
Ara Darzi
Ara Darzi on shocking a peer back to life in the House of Lords
Castaway · 22 June 2008Kirsty Young
Pen Hadow

desert is.land

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

The listing

Transmission

Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Pen Hadow on hitting a polar bear on the head with a saucepan

Castaway · 16 May 2004Sue Lawley

Mike Oldfield — Composer · desert is.land