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desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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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

Piano

138 episodes

Chosen over the decades

138

Total castaways

2000s

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8

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AC Grayling
Alan Clark
Alan Price
Alec Robertson
Andras Schiff
André Previn
Anna Moffo
Anne Reid
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Storr
Antonio Pappano
Antony Hopkins
Arthur Askey
Barbara Jefford
Baron Taylor of Gosforth
Barry Manilow
Benjamin Luxon
Binnie Hale
Bruce Tulloh
Bryan Stevenson
Catherine Cookson
Catherine Gaskin
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Professor Barry Cunliffe
Castaway · 19 August 1972Roy Plomley
Alec Robertson
Castaway · 3 June 1972Roy Plomley
Steve Race
Castaway · 27 November 1971

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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

Lilian Stiles-Allen

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Lilian Stiles-Allen

Castaway · 25 January 1971Roy Plomley

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

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Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Castaway · 20 December 1969Roy Plomley

19°14′S 012°42′W

Dudley Moore

Castaway · 15 November 1969Roy Plomley

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

13°52′S 172°56′W

Sir Paul Gore-Booth

Castaway · 13 November 1968Roy Plomley

22°53′S 018°20′W

Marty Feldman

Castaway · 23 September 1968Roy Plomley

Jacques Loussier

12°56′S 082°11′W

Jacques Loussier

Castaway · 25 November 1967Roy Plomley

13°28′S 174°12′W

André Previn

Castaway · 7 October 1967Roy Plomley

Stephen Bishops

04°21′S 065°47′W

Stephen Bishops

Castaway · 14 November 1966Roy Plomley

00°09′S 176°03′W

David Jacobs

Castaway · 25 May 1964Roy Plomley

03°57′S 082°08′W

Norman del Mar

Castaway · 16 September 1963Roy Plomley

Sir Charles MacLean

01°32′S 069°01′W

Sir Charles MacLean

Castaway · 12 August 1963Roy Plomley

05°12′S 079°23′W

Dudley Perkins

Castaway · 18 March 1963Roy Plomley

04°48′S 175°51′W

Cyril Ornadel

Castaway · 25 February 1963Roy Plomley

Dorothy Squires

11°01′S 052°20′W

Dorothy Squires

Castaway · 7 January 1963Roy Plomley

23°37′S 103°12′W

Antony Hopkins

Castaway · 1 October 1962Roy Plomley

Sir John Gielgud

13°46′S 149°06′W

Sir John Gielgud

Castaway · 29 January 1962Roy Plomley

16°19′S 173°17′W

Nelson Riddle

Castaway · 24 July 1961Roy Plomley

Barbara Jefford

07°02′S 146°39′W

Barbara Jefford

Castaway · 10 April 1961Roy Plomley

07°43′S 100°02′W

Eddie Calvert

Castaway · 11 July 1960Roy Plomley

14°09′S 041°05′W

Liberace

Castaway · 23 May 1960Roy Plomley

16°00′S 123°15′W

David Langdon

Castaway · 2 May 1960Roy Plomley

23°01′S 063°41′W

Eve Boswell

Castaway · 21 December 1959Roy Plomley

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Dave Brubeck

Castaway · 12 October 1959Roy Plomley

05°05′S 026°50′W

Peggy Cochrane

Castaway · 21 September 1959Roy Plomley

02°16′S 008°44′W

Stanley Black

Castaway · 8 December 1958Roy Plomley

02°28′S 073°25′W

Jack Payne

Castaway · 1 September 1958Roy Plomley

02°42′S 118°47′W

Geraldo

Castaway · 31 March 1958Roy Plomley

Victor Silvester

05°40′S 028°31′W

Victor Silvester

Castaway · 27 January 1958Roy Plomley

19°24′S 076°38′W

Marius Goring

Castaway · 30 September 1957Roy Plomley

05°11′S 068°50′W

Turner Layton

Castaway · 24 September 1956Roy Plomley

15°21′S 110°39′W

Frances Day

Castaway · 31 October 1955Roy Plomley

12°20′S 166°34′W

Dorothy Tutin

Castaway · 6 January 1955Roy Plomley

19°33′S 144°40′W

Binnie Hale

Castaway · 10 October 1952Roy Plomley

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Vivien Leigh

Castaway · 9 September 1952Roy Plomley

Ellaline Terriss

03°39′S 002°25′W

Ellaline Terriss

Castaway · 24 June 1952Roy Plomley