Stevie Wonder — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

Stevie Wonder

20 episodes

Chosen over the decades

20

Total castaways

2000s

Peak decade

6

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Antony Gormley
David Sedaris
David Wilkie
General Sir Charles Guthrie
Howard Goodall
Jenny Agutter
Jocelyn Stevens
Ken Follett
Margaret Busby
Martin Freeman
Penelope Wilton
Peter Schmeichel
Phil Edmonds
Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP
Sian Phillips
Thomas Quasthoff
Tidjane Thiam
Tony Robinson
Virginia Holgate
Whoopi Goldberg

David Sedaris
Castaway · 12 February 2023Lauren Laverne
Peter Schmeichel
Castaway · 31 October 2021Lauren Laverne
Margaret Busby

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 · 27 June 2021

·Lauren Laverne

02°17′S 124°41′W

Martin Freeman

Castaway · 31 March 2019Lauren Laverne

23°32′S 043°34′W

Tidjane Thiam

Castaway · 4 November 2012Kirsty Young

23°59′S 052°32′W

Tony Robinson

Castaway · 3 July 2011Kirsty Young

Whoopi Goldberg

03°02′S 033°46′W

Whoopi Goldberg

Castaway · 10 May 2009Kirsty Young

Thomas Quasthoff

17°05′S 097°36′W

Thomas Quasthoff

Castaway · 1 February 2009Kirsty Young

23°40′S 077°50′W

Howard Goodall

Castaway · 25 May 2008Kirsty Young

Penelope Wilton

07°46′S 014°29′W

Penelope Wilton

Castaway · 30 March 2008Kirsty Young

11°34′S 080°54′W

Ken Follett

Castaway · 25 November 2001Sue Lawley

General Sir Charles Guthrie

05°33′S 065°50′W

General Sir Charles Guthrie

Castaway · 30 July 2000Sue Lawley

22°46′S 115°11′W

Antony Gormley

Castaway · 10 May 1998Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP

01°48′S 048°15′W

Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP

Castaway · 3 October 1993Sue Lawley

Jocelyn Stevens

23°00′S 018°02′W

Jocelyn Stevens

Castaway · 8 March 1992Sue Lawley

02°05′S 161°50′W

Phil Edmonds

Castaway · 19 October 1986Michael Parkinson

Virginia Holgate

07°06′S 019°17′W

Virginia Holgate

Castaway · 10 August 1986Michael Parkinson

23°55′S 085°25′W

Jenny Agutter

Castaway · 1 May 1982Roy Plomley

17°30′S 155°25′W

Sian Phillips

Castaway · 3 November 1979Roy Plomley

05°42′S 025°28′W

David Wilkie

Castaway · 18 September 1976Roy Plomley

Stevie Wonder — Composer · desert is.land