Vincenzo Bellini — Composer · desert is.land

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

desert is.landest. 1942

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Composer

Vincenzo Bellini

36 episodes

Chosen over the decades

36

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

8

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Anne Scott James
Boris Christoff
Charles Mackerras
Dame Edith Evans
Dame Norma Major
Desmond Hawkins
Dr Sue Black
Earl of Harewood
Edna O'Brien
Franco Zeffirelli
Gerry Robinson
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Grace Bumbry
Heather Rabbatts
John Copley
Kyra Vayne
Lady Mosley
Lord Shawcross
Lord Weinstock
Marina Abramović
Martin Carthy
Mary Portas
Montserrat Caballe
Nana Mouskouri
more

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Castaway · 3 December 2023Lauren Laverne
Professor Dame Lesley Regan
Castaway · 29 October 2023Lauren Laverne
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu

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 · 31 May 2020

·Lauren Laverne

06°47′S 100°38′W

Dr Sue Black

Castaway · 20 May 2018Kirsty Young

06°30′S 061°59′W

Martin Carthy

Castaway · 13 January 2013Kirsty Young

Heather Rabbatts

10°20′S 061°40′W

Heather Rabbatts

Castaway · 24 July 2011Kirsty Young

10°18′S 068°27′W

Mary Portas

Castaway · 10 January 2010Kirsty Young

23°57′S 059°19′W

John Copley

Castaway · 3 January 2010Kirsty Young

Sir Stuart Rose

20°02′S 161°52′W

Sir Stuart Rose

Castaway · 22 November 2009Kirsty Young

00°30′S 118°43′W

Tom Blundell

Castaway · 3 June 2007Kirsty Young

Anne Scott James

22°47′S 055°45′W

Anne Scott James

Castaway · 10 October 2004Sue Lawley

Franco Zeffirelli

23°33′S 178°58′W

Franco Zeffirelli

Castaway · 18 May 2003Sue Lawley

Dame Norma Major

12°52′S 085°01′W

Dame Norma Major

Castaway · 21 May 2000Sue Lawley

09°15′S 143°21′W

Gerry Robinson

Castaway · 2 June 1996Sue Lawley

08°52′S 070°22′W

Kyra Vayne

Castaway · 24 March 1996Sue Lawley

15°34′S 114°02′W

Susan Hill

Castaway · 11 February 1996Sue Lawley

Professor Eric Hobsbawm

08°37′S 054°25′W

Professor Eric Hobsbawm

Castaway · 5 March 1995Sue Lawley

18°05′S 022°36′W

Lord Weinstock

Castaway · 23 May 1993Sue Lawley

Prunella Scales

23°37′S 174°33′W

Prunella Scales

Castaway · 31 May 1992Sue Lawley

22°20′S 117°50′W

Lord Shawcross

Castaway · 7 July 1991Sue Lawley

13°37′S 066°30′W

Lady Mosley

Castaway · 26 November 1989Sue Lawley

21°22′S 061°37′W

Twiggy

Castaway · 8 January 1989Sue Lawley

04°30′S 080°20′W

Edna O'Brien

Castaway · 23 August 1987Michael Parkinson

Rosalind Plowright

07°58′S 003°27′W

Rosalind Plowright

Castaway · 5 May 1984Roy Plomley

Pamela Stephenson

18°54′S 048°58′W

Pamela Stephenson

Castaway · 17 July 1982Roy Plomley

Desmond Hawkins

12°58′S 101°46′W

Desmond Hawkins

Castaway · 29 May 1982Roy Plomley

Earl of Harewood

20°56′S 022°29′W

Earl of Harewood

Castaway · 26 December 1981Roy Plomley

Montserrat Caballe

22°41′S 006°43′W

Montserrat Caballe

Castaway · 10 October 1981Roy Plomley

Giuseppe Di Stefano

21°45′S 070°40′W

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Castaway · 20 June 1981Roy Plomley

Boris Christoff

19°24′S 140°22′W

Boris Christoff

Castaway · 18 August 1979Roy Plomley

10°50′S 096°11′W

Nana Mouskouri

Castaway · 24 February 1979Roy Plomley

08°41′S 081°00′W

Grace Bumbry

Castaway · 3 December 1977Roy Plomley

05°50′S 149°23′W

Richard Walker

Castaway · 6 July 1974Roy Plomley

06°52′S 175°54′W

Rita Hunter

Castaway · 10 February 1973Roy Plomley

Dame Edith Evans

11°29′S 005°11′W

Dame Edith Evans

Castaway · 18 May 1964Roy Plomley

Charles Mackerras

20°32′S 178°16′W

Charles Mackerras

Castaway · 24 August 1959Roy Plomley

Vincenzo Bellini — Composer · desert is.land