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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

Sting — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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8 episodes

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Total castaways

2000s

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Castaways who chose this

Ann Cleeves
Barry Manilow
Brendan Foster
Bryn Terfel
Howard Goodall
Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Sir Martin Sorrell
Will Carling

Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves on having a Shetland islander read each of her books before publication
Castaway · 17 February 2019Lauren Laverne
Sir Martin Sorrell
Martin Sorrell on the near-collapse of WPP in 1991
Castaway · 4 December 2011Kirsty 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

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow on almost turning down his first record contract

Castaway · 27 September 2009Kirsty Young

Howard Goodall

23°40′S 077°50′W

Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall on the first time a choir sang his music

Castaway · 25 May 2008Kirsty Young

Bryn Terfel

07°48′S 108°54′W

Bryn Terfel

How leaving Wales left Bryn Terfel crying every night for six weeks

Castaway · 21 September 2003Sue Lawley

Will Carling

10°58′S 003°41′W

Will Carling

Will Carling on being slapped by his mother after losing his temper at cricket

Castaway · 10 May 1992Sue Lawley

Brendan Foster

21°34′S 084°38′W

Brendan Foster

Brendan Foster on breaking the world record at the opening of Gateshead Stadium

Castaway · 13 March 1988Michael Parkinson

Robin Hanbury-Tenison

22°59′S 134°05′W

Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Robin Hanbury-Tenison on spending three months alone in a small boat in the rainforest

Castaway · 24 November 1984Roy Plomley

Ann Cleeves

Sir Martin Sorrell

Howard Goodall

Bryn Terfel

Will Carling

Brendan Foster

Robin Hanbury-Tenison