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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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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

11 episodes

Chosen over the decades

Total castaways

1980s

Peak decade

Decades seen

Castaways who chose this

BC Hilliam
Boyd Neel
Eric Newby
James Graham
Jimmy Knapp
Kingsley Amis
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth
Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell
Madhur Jaffrey
R C Sherriff
Rt Hon David Cameron MP

James Graham
Castaway · 10 March 2024Lauren Laverne
Rt Hon David Cameron MP
Castaway · 28 May 2006Sue Lawley
Jimmy Knapp
Castaway · 19 February 1995

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

Sue Lawley

Kingsley Amis

17°03′S 135°26′W

Kingsley Amis

Castaway · 9 November 1986Michael Parkinson

Madhur Jaffrey

14°20′S 001°40′W

Madhur Jaffrey

Castaway · 26 January 1985Roy Plomley

Eric Newby

03°56′S 074°22′W

Eric Newby

Castaway · 19 June 1982Roy Plomley

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

10°05′S 112°08′W

Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

Castaway · 30 October 1976Roy Plomley

Boyd Neel

11°39′S 092°06′W

Boyd Neel

Castaway · 1 July 1963Roy Plomley

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

14°01′S 078°19′W

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

Castaway · 25 March 1963Roy Plomley

BC Hilliam

02°44′S 107°23′W

BC Hilliam

Castaway · 3 August 1959Roy Plomley

R C Sherriff

14°32′S 028°19′W

R C Sherriff

Castaway · 23 August 1955Roy Plomley

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