Willy Russell — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Long wave 198 kHz
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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

Willy Russell

4 episodes

Chosen over the decades

4

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

2

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Bill Kenwright
Mina Smallman
Petula Clark
Roger McGough

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Castaway · 16 February 2025Lauren Laverne
Bill Kenwright
Castaway · 14 June 1998Sue Lawley
Petula Clark

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 · 24 December 1995

08°44′S 044°56′W

Roger McGough

Castaway · 10 April 1994Sue Lawley

Willy Russell — Composer · desert is.land