Walk on the Wild Side — Lou Reed — Song

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

Walk on the Wild Side — Lou Reed

9 episodes

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Antony Gormley
Arlene Phillips
Barbara Hulanicki
Cath Kidston
Gok Wan
Lynn Barber
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Castaway · 19 October 2025Lauren Laverne
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Castaway · 28 November 2021

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
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

·Lauren Laverne

Barbara Hulanicki

23°17′S 158°34′W

Barbara Hulanicki

Castaway · 8 December 2013Kirsty Young

Cath Kidston

00°55′S 142°17′W

Cath Kidston

Castaway · 24 April 2011Kirsty Young

Lynn Barber

03°44′S 059°41′W

Lynn Barber

Castaway · 25 July 2010Kirsty Young

Gok Wan

14°55′S 033°55′W

Gok Wan

Castaway · 7 February 2010Kirsty Young

Arlene Phillips

22°38′S 152°50′W

Arlene Phillips

Castaway · 28 June 2009Kirsty Young

Antony Gormley

22°46′S 115°11′W

Antony Gormley

Castaway · 10 May 1998Sue Lawley

Walk on the Wild Side — Lou Reed — Song · desert is.land