Toothbrush — Luxury · desert is.land

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

Toothbrush — Luxury · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Luxury

Toothbrush

5 episodes

Chosen over the decades

5

Total castaways

1950s

Peak decade

4

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

Edric Connor
Herbert Wilcox
Joan Hammond
John Bishop
Regina Resnik

John Bishop
John Bishop on the night his ex-wife appeared during his 'head in the fridge' joke
Castaway · 24 June 2012Kirsty Young
Joan Hammond
Joan Hammond on her wig getting stuck on a cherry tree branch on stage
Castaway · 25 July 1970Roy Plomley
Regina Resnik

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
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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 · 27 January 1964Roy Plomley

06°01′S 142°19′W

Edric Connor

Castaway · 13 April 1959Roy Plomley

18°30′S 140°11′W

Herbert Wilcox

Castaway · 30 August 1955Roy Plomley