Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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
An unofficial archive companion
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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

12 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Bing Crosby
Boris Christoff
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Clive Jenkins
Dilys Powell
Liberace
Liz Smith
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Raja Shehadeh
Reginald Foort
Richard Walker
Terry Wogan

Raja Shehadeh
Castaway · 15 June 2014Kirsty Young
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Castaway · 14 February 2010Kirsty Young
Liz Smith

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 · 9 March 2008

·Kirsty Young

Camila Batmanghelidjh

14°46′S 032°46′W

Camila Batmanghelidjh

Castaway · 22 October 2006Kirsty Young

Dilys Powell

18°59′S 161°35′W

Dilys Powell

Castaway · 24 November 1991Sue Lawley

Clive Jenkins

08°28′S 065°17′W

Clive Jenkins

Castaway · 14 October 1990Sue Lawley

Terry Wogan

08°03′S 153°49′W

Terry Wogan

Castaway · 21 May 1983Roy Plomley

Boris Christoff

19°24′S 140°22′W

Boris Christoff

Castaway · 18 August 1979Roy Plomley

Bing Crosby

00°02′S 090°43′W

Bing Crosby

Castaway · 27 December 1975Roy Plomley

Richard Walker

05°50′S 149°23′W

Richard Walker

Castaway · 6 July 1974Roy Plomley

Reginald Foort

09°47′S 089°33′W

Reginald Foort

Castaway · 8 May 1971Roy Plomley

Liberace

14°09′S 041°05′W

Liberace

Castaway · 23 May 1960Roy Plomley

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Composer · desert is.land