Rhapsody in Blue — George Gershwin — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

Rhapsody in Blue — George Gershwin

31 episodes

Castaways who chose this

Alan Alda
Charlotte Lamb
Dame Sibyl Hathaway
Dick Francis
Dr Susan Greenfield
Elspeth Huxley
Freddie Jones
Fred Zinnemann
Gloria Swanson
Ian McMillan
Jack Lemmon
John Cleese
John Major
John Mills
Lang Lang
Marti Caine
Matthew Bourne
Neil Simon
Patricia Neal
Paul Gambaccini
Peter Donohoe
Peter Quennell
Professor Sir Richard Doll
Robert McCrum
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Stephen Mangan
Castaway · 9 February 2025Lauren Laverne
Ian McMillan
Castaway · 7 November 2010Kirsty Young
Lang Lang
Castaway · 31 October 2010

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

Shami Chakrabarti

07°30′S 031°41′W

Shami Chakrabarti

Castaway · 2 November 2008Kirsty Young

05°30′S 099°25′W

Matthew Bourne

Castaway · 19 November 2004Sue Lawley

Paul Gambaccini

19°11′S 131°04′W

Paul Gambaccini

Castaway · 13 October 2002Sue Lawley

Professor Sir Richard Doll

22°16′S 057°00′W

Professor Sir Richard Doll

Castaway · 18 February 2001Sue Lawley

18°25′S 140°24′W

Robert McCrum

Castaway · 5 March 2000Sue Lawley

09°33′S 080°32′W

Dick Francis

Castaway · 13 December 1998Sue Lawley

19°40′S 062°44′W

Rose Tremain

Castaway · 12 October 1997Sue Lawley

Dr Susan Greenfield

07°27′S 174°37′W

Dr Susan Greenfield

Castaway · 2 March 1997Sue Lawley

09°46′S 156°21′W

John Cleese

Castaway · 5 January 1997Sue Lawley

12°37′S 043°22′W

Neil Simon

Castaway · 14 May 1995Sue Lawley

04°33′S 073°15′W

John Major

Castaway · 26 January 1992Sue Lawley

21°14′S 053°04′W

Alan Alda

Castaway · 27 October 1991Sue Lawley

15°37′S 073°10′W

Ron Todd

Castaway · 30 June 1991Sue Lawley

16°33′S 163°55′W

Marti Caine

Castaway · 24 March 1991Sue Lawley

19°23′S 072°55′W

Fred Zinnemann

Castaway · 20 January 1991Sue Lawley

19°33′S 013°42′W

Jack Lemmon

Castaway · 8 October 1989Sue Lawley

17°11′S 154°28′W

Peter Donohoe

Castaway · 11 September 1988Michael Parkinson

13°34′S 009°00′W

Patricia Neal

Castaway · 14 August 1988Michael Parkinson

07°39′S 081°50′W

Charlotte Lamb

Castaway · 10 September 1983Roy Plomley

21°16′S 109°58′W

Wilbur Smith

Castaway · 25 September 1982Roy Plomley

09°01′S 015°51′W

Elspeth Huxley

Castaway · 17 October 1981Roy Plomley

23°04′S 052°24′W

Gloria Swanson

Castaway · 4 July 1981Roy Plomley

21°19′S 121°19′W

Freddie Jones

Castaway · 7 June 1980Roy Plomley

16°02′S 033°36′W

Peter Quennell

Castaway · 25 September 1976Roy Plomley

10°51′S 006°50′W

Roy Fox

Castaway · 16 February 1974Roy Plomley

15°44′S 055°46′W

John Mills

Castaway · 22 December 1973Roy Plomley

21°23′S 027°53′W

Steve Race

Castaway · 27 November 1971Roy Plomley

Dame Sibyl Hathaway

11°43′S 047°48′W

Dame Sibyl Hathaway

Castaway · 23 October 1971Roy Plomley

Rhapsody in Blue — George Gershwin — Song · desert is.land