Vincent Youmans

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

11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1970s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Alan Jay Lerner
Brian Redhead
Ellen Pollock
Jan Morris
Jeremy Hutchinson
Lord Killanin
Professor Dame Carol Black
Raymond Mays
Simon Rattle
Sir Ralph Richardson
Sir Terry Frost

Professor Dame Carol Black
Castaway · 7 February 2016Kirsty Young
Jeremy Hutchinson
Castaway · 20 October 2013Kirsty Young
Simon Rattle

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 · 13 January 2008

·Kirsty Young

Sir Terry Frost

05°29′S 159°51′W

Sir Terry Frost

Castaway · 19 April 1998Sue Lawley

Lord Killanin

14°28′S 016°29′W

Lord Killanin

Castaway · 11 October 1987Michael Parkinson

Brian Redhead

04°36′S 148°12′W

Brian Redhead

Castaway · 6 July 1986Michael Parkinson

Jan Morris

21°53′S 085°29′W

Jan Morris

Castaway · 26 March 1983Roy Plomley

Sir Ralph Richardson

05°12′S 083°14′W

Sir Ralph Richardson

Castaway · 4 August 1979Roy Plomley

Alan Jay Lerner

18°59′S 063°37′W

Alan Jay Lerner

Castaway · 23 September 1978Roy Plomley

Ellen Pollock

00°48′S 040°10′W

Ellen Pollock

Castaway · 5 September 1970Roy Plomley

Raymond Mays

13°17′S 064°30′W

Raymond Mays

Castaway · 25 October 1969Roy Plomley

Vincent Youmans — Composer · desert is.land