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

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desert is.landest. 1942

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6 episodes

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2000s

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Charlie Brooker
David Mitchell
Desmond Morris
Emily Eavis
Gillian Anderson
Rt Hon David Cameron MP

Emily Eavis
Emily Eavis on driving home from Glastonbury in just bin bags and pants
Castaway · 23 June 2019Lauren Laverne
Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker on holding his newborn child and feeling like an upgrade
Castaway · 7 January 2018Kirsty Young

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

David Mitchell

David Mitchell on deciding to become a comedian in his first term at Cambridge

Castaway · 19 July 2009Kirsty Young

Rt Hon David Cameron MP

08°16′S 061°39′W

Rt Hon David Cameron MP

David Cameron on driving home from hospital after his son's diagnosis

Castaway · 28 May 2006Sue Lawley

Desmond Morris

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Desmond Morris

Desmond Morris on his childhood private island during World War Two

Castaway · 3 October 2004Sue Lawley

Gillian Anderson

15°22′S 166°10′W

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson on going into therapy at 14 for drugs, alcohol, and promiscuity

Castaway · 12 January 2003Sue Lawley

Emily Eavis

Charlie Brooker

Rt Hon David Cameron MP

Desmond Morris

Gillian Anderson