Chocolate

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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Luxury

6 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1990s

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Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

David Attenborough
Diana Dors
Lord Goodman
Margaret Busby
Sir Alec Broers
Sir Roger Norrington

Margaret Busby
Castaway · 27 June 2021Lauren Laverne
Sir Alec Broers
Castaway · 1 April 2001Sue Lawley
Sir Roger Norrington

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 · 15 August 1999

·Sue Lawley

Lord Goodman

17°04′S 090°11′W

Lord Goodman

Castaway · 6 January 1991Sue Lawley

Diana Dors

20°22′S 023°59′W

Diana Dors

Castaway · 21 November 1981Roy Plomley

David Attenborough

12°09′S 079°55′W

David Attenborough

Castaway · 10 March 1979Roy Plomley

Chocolate — Luxury · desert is.land

Margaret Busby

Sir Alec Broers

Sir Roger Norrington

Lord Goodman

Diana Dors

David Attenborough