Mikis Theodorakis

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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

Mikis Theodorakis — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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12 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anya Hindmarch
Barbara Pym
Claudia Roden
Dame Donna Langley
Frederic Raphael
John Reed
Julian Critchley
Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell
Nemone Lethbridge
Professor Raymond Tallis
Susannah York

Nemone Lethbridge
Castaway · 2 February 2025Lauren Laverne
Dame Donna Langley
Castaway · 15 October 2023Lauren Laverne
Anya Hindmarch
Castaway · 30 December 2012

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

·Kirsty Young

Professor Raymond Tallis

22°45′S 134°29′W

Professor Raymond Tallis

Castaway · 25 March 2007Kirsty Young

Frederic Raphael

09°02′S 157°07′W

Frederic Raphael

Castaway · 19 February 2006Sue Lawley

Claudia Roden

13°54′S 037°54′W

Claudia Roden

Castaway · 29 July 2001Sue Lawley

Julian Critchley

11°13′S 150°45′W

Julian Critchley

Castaway · 12 April 1987Michael Parkinson

Frederic Raphael

07°32′S 065°01′W

Frederic Raphael

Castaway · 21 February 1981Roy Plomley

Susannah York

05°14′S 057°32′W

Susannah York

Castaway · 1 March 1980Roy Plomley

Barbara Pym

23°00′S 101°04′W

Barbara Pym

Castaway · 29 July 1978Roy Plomley

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

10°05′S 112°08′W

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

Castaway · 30 October 1976Roy Plomley

John Reed

03°45′S 119°41′W

John Reed

Castaway · 23 September 1972Roy Plomley