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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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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

Family photograph

25 episodes

Chosen over the decades

25

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

7

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Barbara Taylor Bradford
Bear Grylls
Cicely Courtneidge
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Dame Zaha Hadid
David Morrissey
Denise Robins
Dr Robert Langer
Florence Desmond
James Stewart
Jule Styne
Kaye Webb
Kylie Minogue
Lord Weinstock
Lord Woolf
Maeve Binchy
Maggie Alphonsi
Michael Lewis
Mrs Mills
Peggy Lee
Professor Stephen Westaby
Sarah Doukas
Sir Bradley Wiggins
Steven Isserlis
more

David Morrissey
Castaway · 10 May 2026Lauren Laverne
Professor Stephen Westaby
Castaway · 15 March 2026Lauren Laverne
Maggie Alphonsi

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 · 17 August 2025

·Lauren Laverne

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

05°48′S 044°44′W

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

Castaway · 18 July 2021Lauren Laverne

08°31′S 073°43′W

Michael Lewis

Castaway · 12 January 2020Lauren Laverne

Dr Robert Langer

14°27′S 170°29′W

Dr Robert Langer

Castaway · 16 October 2016Kirsty Young

Dame Zaha Hadid

00°29′S 065°22′W

Dame Zaha Hadid

Castaway · 21 February 2016Kirsty Young

23°56′S 026°51′W

Kylie Minogue

Castaway · 13 December 2015Kirsty Young

Sir Bradley Wiggins

08°37′S 006°47′W

Sir Bradley Wiggins

Castaway · 10 May 2015Kirsty Young

18°15′S 023°19′W

Bear Grylls

Castaway · 27 November 2011Kirsty Young

06°26′S 114°24′W

Sarah Doukas

Castaway · 10 October 2010Kirsty Young

12°19′S 068°42′W

Lord Woolf

Castaway · 1 June 2008Kirsty Young

Steven Isserlis

09°29′S 166°06′W

Steven Isserlis

Castaway · 2 December 2007Kirsty Young

23°17′S 027°12′W

Ursula Owen

Castaway · 14 September 1997Sue Lawley

05°26′S 031°44′W

Kaye Webb

Castaway · 30 May 1993Sue Lawley

18°05′S 022°36′W

Lord Weinstock

Castaway · 23 May 1993Sue Lawley

09°43′S 118°14′W

Maeve Binchy

Castaway · 10 June 1990Sue Lawley

Barbara Taylor Bradford

17°02′S 056°22′W

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Castaway · 27 April 1985Roy Plomley

16°06′S 172°22′W

James Stewart

Castaway · 17 December 1983Roy Plomley

09°58′S 037°13′W

Jule Styne

Castaway · 28 October 1978Roy Plomley

23°15′S 117°01′W

Peggy Lee

Castaway · 14 May 1977Roy Plomley

03°38′S 103°25′W

Denise Robins

Castaway · 20 January 1973Roy Plomley

21°00′S 135°56′W

Mrs Mills

Castaway · 17 April 1971Roy Plomley

Cicely Courtneidge

06°54′S 153°12′W

Cicely Courtneidge

Castaway · 8 April 1957Roy Plomley

Florence Desmond

22°28′S 024°10′W

Florence Desmond

Castaway · 24 October 1952Roy Plomley

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