Fishing rod

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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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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Luxury

8 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

2010s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Barry Hearn
David Nott
Ian Botham
Jackie Charlton
Lord Cobbold
Lord David Cobbold
Loyd Grossman
Ray Winstone

Barry Hearn
Castaway · 20 November 2022Lauren Laverne
David Nott
Castaway · 5 June 2016Kirsty Young
Ray Winstone

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 28 December 2014

·Kirsty Young

Lord Cobbold

17°14′S 162°20′W

Lord Cobbold

Castaway · 8 August 2010Kirsty Young

Lord David Cobbold

01°25′S 076°57′W

Lord David Cobbold

Castaway · 8 August 2010Kirsty Young

Loyd Grossman

06°03′S 101°39′W

Loyd Grossman

Castaway · 30 November 1997Sue Lawley

Jackie Charlton

12°27′S 057°49′W

Jackie Charlton

Castaway · 20 October 1996Sue Lawley

Ian Botham

04°35′S 039°06′W

Ian Botham

Castaway · 5 November 1989Sue Lawley

Fishing rod — Luxury · desert is.land