Swan Lake — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Song · desert is.land

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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Song

Swan Lake — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

30 episodes

Castaways who chose this

Agnes Nicholls
Alfred Eisenstadt
Anatole de Grunwald
Ann Daniels
Betty Driver
Bobby Robson
Britt Ekland
Cressida Dick
Dame Monica Mason
Dame Ninette De Valois
Earl Of Snowdon
Evelyn Laye
HRH Princess Margaret
James Gunn RA
Lord Annan
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux
Margaret Lockwood
Matthew Bourne
Nicolai Poliakoff
Norma Percy
Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
Shirley MacLaine
Sir Arthur Bryant
Sir Fitzroy MacLean
more

Norma Percy
Castaway · 22 June 2025Lauren Laverne
Cressida Dick
Castaway · 10 February 2019Lauren Laverne
Sir Peter Lampl

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

Castaway · 13 May 2018

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

19°43′S 043°52′W

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

Castaway · 9 March 2014Kirsty Young

Dame Monica Mason

13°42′S 148°05′W

Dame Monica Mason

Castaway · 8 January 2012Kirsty Young

06°15′S 113°58′W

Betty Driver

Castaway · 23 January 2011Kirsty Young

12°04′S 026°33′W

Ann Daniels

Castaway · 21 January 2007Kirsty Young

05°30′S 099°25′W

Matthew Bourne

Castaway · 19 November 2004Sue Lawley

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

13°15′S 004°52′W

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

Castaway · 24 November 2002Sue Lawley

Sir Magdi Yacoub

13°24′S 140°50′W

Sir Magdi Yacoub

Castaway · 18 June 1995Sue Lawley

13°31′S 129°22′W

Britt Ekland

Castaway · 22 May 1994Sue Lawley

Dame Ninette De Valois

23°16′S 027°35′W

Dame Ninette De Valois

Castaway · 17 February 1991Sue Lawley

17°29′S 091°41′W

Lord Annan

Castaway · 4 November 1990Sue Lawley

13°25′S 170°58′W

Sir Fred Hoyle

Castaway · 12 October 1986Michael Parkinson

06°54′S 130°56′W

Bobby Robson

Castaway · 25 May 1986Michael Parkinson

Alfred Eisenstadt

12°59′S 041°54′W

Alfred Eisenstadt

Castaway · 22 September 1984Roy Plomley

Shirley MacLaine

09°46′S 152°11′W

Shirley MacLaine

Castaway · 5 November 1983Roy Plomley

Sir Frederick Gibberd

10°45′S 160°02′W

Sir Frederick Gibberd

Castaway · 6 August 1983Roy Plomley

Sir Fitzroy MacLean

02°59′S 011°48′W

Sir Fitzroy MacLean

Castaway · 11 April 1981Roy Plomley

HRH Princess Margaret

10°37′S 144°13′W

HRH Princess Margaret

Castaway · 17 January 1981Roy Plomley

Earl Of Snowdon

17°34′S 140°55′W

Earl Of Snowdon

Castaway · 6 September 1980Roy Plomley

Sir Terence Rattigan

12°10′S 169°34′W

Sir Terence Rattigan

Castaway · 12 January 1974Roy Plomley

08°24′S 016°34′W

Evelyn Laye

Castaway · 23 June 1969Roy Plomley

Sir Frank Francis

16°01′S 056°38′W

Sir Frank Francis

Castaway · 14 March 1966Roy Plomley

Anatole de Grunwald

19°31′S 163°05′W

Anatole de Grunwald

Castaway · 29 March 1965Roy Plomley

Nicolai Poliakoff

18°12′S 049°51′W

Nicolai Poliakoff

Castaway · 23 December 1963Roy Plomley

16°48′S 018°32′W

James Gunn RA

Castaway · 1 January 1962Roy Plomley

Sir Arthur Bryant

07°26′S 177°25′W

Sir Arthur Bryant

Castaway · 22 February 1960Roy Plomley

02°52′S 149°57′W

Agnes Nicholls

Castaway · 19 May 1958Roy Plomley

Margaret Lockwood

04°48′S 055°02′W

Margaret Lockwood

Castaway · 25 April 1951Roy Plomley

Swan Lake — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Song · desert is.land