Champagne — Luxury · desert is.land

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
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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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Luxury

Champagne

23 episodes

Chosen over the decades

23

Total castaways

1990s

Peak decade

8

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Athene Seyler
Britt Ekland
Dinsdale Landen
Egon Ronay
Ivor Newton
Jasper Conran
John Clements
Kay Smart
Lady Redgrave
Lord Oaksey
Melvyn Bragg
Moira Shearer
Paul Theroux
Peter Quennell
Philip Jones
Professor Louise Richardson
Prue Leith
Ronald Searle
Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd
Rt Hon John Smith
Sir Ian Trethowan
Sir Robin Day
Sonia Boyce

Sonia Boyce
Castaway · 26 February 2023Lauren Laverne
Professor Louise Richardson
Castaway · 29 May 2016Kirsty Young
Ronald Searle

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 · 10 July 2005

02°03′S 131°42′W

Jasper Conran

Castaway · 25 June 1995Sue Lawley

13°31′S 129°22′W

Britt Ekland

Castaway · 22 May 1994Sue Lawley

23°38′S 077°49′W

Lord Oaksey

Castaway · 11 April 1993Sue Lawley

Rt Hon John Smith

08°55′S 029°30′W

Rt Hon John Smith

Castaway · 26 May 1991Sue Lawley

11°50′S 100°33′W

Prue Leith

Castaway · 6 May 1990Sue Lawley

Sir Ian Trethowan

18°33′S 144°13′W

Sir Ian Trethowan

Castaway · 4 March 1990Sue Lawley

21°15′S 019°56′W

Sir Robin Day

Castaway · 21 January 1990Sue Lawley

10°22′S 020°46′W

Lady Redgrave

Castaway · 30 April 1989Sue Lawley

08°10′S 128°04′W

Athene Seyler

Castaway · 2 October 1988Michael Parkinson

Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd

07°14′S 038°19′W

Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd

Castaway · 12 June 1988Michael Parkinson

Dinsdale Landen

17°36′S 171°38′W

Dinsdale Landen

Castaway · 16 December 1978Roy Plomley

09°10′S 023°23′W

Egon Ronay

Castaway · 19 February 1977Roy Plomley

16°02′S 033°36′W

Peter Quennell

Castaway · 25 September 1976Roy Plomley

11°38′S 152°40′W

Melvyn Bragg

Castaway · 7 August 1976Roy Plomley

18°56′S 014°49′W

Philip Jones

Castaway · 26 June 1976Roy Plomley

04°53′S 130°58′W

Paul Theroux

Castaway · 27 March 1976Roy Plomley

22°23′S 166°22′W

John Clements

Castaway · 28 December 1964Roy Plomley

07°59′S 011°15′W

Ivor Newton

Castaway · 27 July 1959Roy Plomley

01°05′S 041°05′W

Kay Smart

Castaway · 26 May 1958Roy Plomley

20°01′S 112°12′W

Moira Shearer

Castaway · 2 December 1957Roy Plomley

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