Quentin Poole
Roy Plomley's castaway is head chorister Quentin Poole. Favourite track: Mariner Man by William Walton Book: Novels by Agatha Christie Luxury: Flute and music
Dec 26, 1970•22 min
Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Joan Hammond
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Hammond. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In F by Jeanne Marie Darre Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste
Jul 27, 1970•28 min
Nyree Dawn Porter
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nyree Dawn Porter. Favourite track: Brief Lives by Roy Dotrice Book: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber Luxury: Umbrella
Mar 30, 1970•23 min
Isidore Godfrey
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Isidore Godfrey. Favourite track: Symphony in D Minor by César Franck Book: The scores of the symphonies by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Luxury: Piano
Feb 07, 1970•24 min
Val Doonican
Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican. Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar
Jan 19, 1970•19 min
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Roy Plomley's castaway is field marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Favourite track: Sei Nicht Bos (from Der Obersteiger) by Carl Zeller Book: The History of Warfare by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Luxury: Piano
Dec 20, 1969•27 min
Dudley Moore
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian, actor and pianist Dudley Moore. Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major (Opus 55) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Study of psychology Luxury: Piano
Nov 15, 1969•21 min
Anthony Grey
Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey. Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric Handel Book: Dictionary Luxury: Book stall in Victoria station
Nov 01, 1969•19 min
Raymond Mays
Roy Plomley's castaway is car designer and former racer Raymond Mays. Favourite track: Love Will Find a Way by Jose Collins Book: Gaiety, Theatre of Enchantment by W MacQueen-Pope Luxury: Umbrella
Oct 25, 1969•22 min
Henry Williamson
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Henry Williamson. Favourite track: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3) by Richard Wagner Book: The Story of My Heart by Richard Jefferies Luxury: Cor anglais
Oct 11, 1969•22 min
Peter Pears
Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears. Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin Britten Book: Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation by Louis Bruggeman Luxury: Bed
Jul 21, 1969•26 min
Evelyn Laye
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Evelyn Laye. Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner by Noel Coward Book: White Magic by Alice Bailey Luxury: Cosmetics
Jun 23, 1969•23 min
Alvar Lidell
Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell. Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards
May 05, 1969•25 min
Dr Elsie Hall
Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dr Elsie Hall. Favourite track: Symphony No 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Billiard table, cue and balls
Apr 28, 1969•21 min
Hetty King
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King. Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot
Apr 14, 1969•20 min
Sir Alec Rose
Roy Plomley's castaway is round-the-world sailor Sir Alec Rose. Favourite track: The Lord's Prayer by Eric Rogers Chorale and Orchestra Book: History of England Luxury: Radio receiver
Apr 07, 1969•25 min
Alan Pegler
Roy Plomley's castaway is owner of the Flying Scotsman Alan Pegler. Favourite track: Water Music Suite by George Frideric Handel Book: Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Luxury: Insect repellent
Jan 13, 1969•26 min
Arthur Askey
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey. Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Golf instruction book Luxury: Golf clubs and balls
Dec 23, 1968•22 min
Sandy Powell
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell. Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxury: Violin
Nov 25, 1968•21 min
Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger
Roy Plomley's castaway is Senior Director of Music Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger. Favourite track: Suite No 3 in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Anthology of modern British poetry Luxury: Chess set
Nov 18, 1968•22 min
Sir Paul Gore-Booth
Roy Plomley's castaway is Head of the Diplomatic Service Sir Paul Gore-Booth. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 20 in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Books by Mary Baker Eddy Luxury: Piano
Nov 13, 1968•24 min
Richard Baker
Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Richard Baker. Favourite track: Symphony No 40 in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Novels by Jane Austen Luxury: Bed
Oct 28, 1968•21 min
Marty Feldman
Roy Plomley's castaway is scriptwriter Marty Feldman. Favourite track: Concerto in D Minor for Oboe, Strings and Continuo (Opus 9 No 2) by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Luxury: Piano
Sep 23, 1968•24 min
Louis Armstrong
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. Favourite track: Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars Book: His own autobiography Luxury: Trumpet
Aug 25, 1968•25 min
Dame Gladys Cooper
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Dame Gladys Cooper. Favourite track: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Frederick Delius Book: Anthology of poetry Luxury: Tape recorder
Dec 23, 1967•3 min
Fenella Fielding
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Fenella Fielding. Favourite track: Long Long Summer by Dizzy Gillespie Book: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Luxury: French silk-lined leather gloves
Jun 05, 1967•21 min
Georg Solti
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Georg Solti. Favourite track: Falstaff (Act 2 Scene 1) by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Michelangelo's The Last Judgement
Dec 26, 1966•24 min
Derek Oldham
Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and comedian Derek Oldham. Favourite track: Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica Luxury: Insect repellent
Sep 12, 1966•23 min
Bill Simpson
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bill Simpson. Favourite track: Symphony No 5 in C Minor (Opus 67) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Songs and poems by Robert Burns Luxury: Sports equipment
May 30, 1966•22 min
Andrew Cruickshank
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Andrew Cruickshank. Favourite track: The Twenty-Third Psalm by Glasgow Orpheus Choir Book: Journal by Søren Kierkegaard Luxury: Renoir's The Bar at the Folies Bergere
Feb 14, 1966•25 min
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