Marmite

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

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2010s

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Archie Norman MP
John Gray
Jonathan Agnew
Lawrence Dallaglio
Nadiya Hussain
Professor Dame Lesley Regan

Professor Dame Lesley Regan
Castaway · 29 October 2023Lauren Laverne
John Gray
Castaway · 11 March 2018Kirsty Young
Nadiya Hussain
Castaway · 14 August 2016

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

·Kirsty Young

Jonathan Agnew

00°11′S 090°18′W

Jonathan Agnew

Castaway · 17 February 2013Kirsty Young

Lawrence Dallaglio

18°22′S 038°34′W

Lawrence Dallaglio

Castaway · 20 February 2011Kirsty Young

Archie Norman MP

19°04′S 060°29′W

Archie Norman MP

Castaway · 1 March 1998Sue Lawley

Marmite — Luxury · desert is.land

Professor Dame Lesley Regan

John Gray

Nadiya Hussain

Jonathan Agnew

Lawrence Dallaglio

Archie Norman MP