Julia McKenzie
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Julia McKenzie. Favourite track: Skylark by Johnny Mandel and his Orchestra Book: Act One by Moss Hart Luxury: Painting materials
Apr 10, 1982•32 min
Desert Island Discs
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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Richard Armstrong
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Richard Armstrong. Favourite track: Tristan's Monologue by Richard Wagner Book: Piano Sonatas by Beethoven Luxury: Piano
Apr 03, 1982•35 min
Sir William Walton
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir William Walton. Favourite track: Violin Concerto by William Walton Book: The Education of a Gardener by Russel Page Luxury: Funicular for hills
Mar 27, 1982•32 min
Lord Bernard Miles
Roy Plomley's castaway is founder of the Mermaid Bernard Miles. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 24 In C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Odyssey (Translation by W H D Rouse) by Homer Luxury: Box of notebooks, pencils and sharpeners
Mar 20, 1982•35 min
George Chisholm
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trombonist George Chisholm. Favourite track: I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan by Jack Teagarden Book: Novels by P G Wodehouse Luxury: Engraved glass and supply of bitter lemon
Mar 13, 1982•30 min
Dame Eva Turner
Roy Plomley's castaway is prima donna Dame Eva Turner. Favourite track: Umbra Di Nube by Claudia Muzio Book: Inferno by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Castanets
Mar 06, 1982•37 min
John Osborne
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright John Osborne. Favourite track: The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Holy Living and Holy Dying by Jeremy Taylor Luxury: Piano and an instruction book
Feb 27, 1982•36 min
Petula Clark
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Petula Clark. Favourite track: Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss Book: Short Stories by John Steinbeck Luxury: Piano
Feb 20, 1982•31 min
Sir Christopher Leaver
Roy Plomley's castaway is Lord Mayor of London Sir Christopher Leaver. Favourite track: Triple Concerto in C Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Luxury: Wine cellar
Feb 13, 1982•35 min
Professor J K Galbraith
Roy Plomley's castaway is former US ambassador Professor J K Galbraith. Favourite track: Oh What A Beautiful Morning by Alfred Drake Book: Personally compiled anthology Luxury: Typewriter and paper
Feb 06, 1982•35 min
Paul McCartney
Roy Plomley's castaway is Beatle Paul McCartney Presented by Roy Plomley. Favourite track: Beautiful Boy by John Lennon Book: Linda's pictures by Linda McCartney Luxury: Guitar
Jan 30, 1982•33 min
Frankie Howerd
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Frankie Howerd. Favourite track: Jerusalem by Blake/Parry Book: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Luxury: Cross given to him by his mother
Jan 23, 1982•36 min
Angela Rippon
Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Angela Rippon. Favourite track: Jupiter by Gustav Holst Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Luxury: Water colours, brushes and paper
Jan 16, 1982•34 min
Martin Gilbert
Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Martin Gilbert. Favourite track: M'Appari by Beniamino Gigli Book: The document volumes of the Churchill biography by Martin Gilbert Luxury: Drawings of his two children
Jan 09, 1982•36 min
Trevor Brooking
Roy Plomley's castaway is footballer Trevor Brooking. Favourite track: What Kind Of Fool by Barbra Steisand & Barry Gibb Book: Crossword puzzles and pencils Luxury: Golf clubs and balls
Jan 02, 1982•32 min
Earl of Harewood
Roy Plomley's castaway is the managing director of the ENO George Lascelles. Favourite track: Piano Sonata In A by Franz Schubert Book: Anthology of Poetry Luxury: Typewriter
Dec 26, 1981•35 min
Helene Hanff
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Helene Hanff. Favourite track: In Tears Of Grief by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Memoirs by Louis De Rouvroy Luxury: Scrabble
Dec 19, 1981•33 min
Jack Higgins
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Jack Higgins. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Four Quartets by T S Eliot Luxury: Writing materials
Dec 12, 1981•41 min
Alan Howard
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alan Howard. Favourite track: Symphony No. 15 In D by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Piano manual Luxury: Piano
Dec 05, 1981•29 min
Sir Douglas Bader
Roy Plomley's castaway is RAF pilot Sir Douglas Bader. Favourite track: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing by The New Seekers Book: Complete works by Lord Tennyson Luxury: Sand iron and golf balls
Dec 04, 1981•31 min
Diana Dors
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Diana Dors. Book: Autobiography by Diana Dors Luxury: Chocolates
Nov 27, 1981•34 min
James Clavell
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist James Clavell. Favourite track: The Impossible Dream by Roberta Flack Book: The Koran
Nov 14, 1981•34 min
Professor Glyn Daniel
Roy Plomley's castaway is archaeologist Professor Glyn Daniel. Favourite track: Partita No. 1 in B Flat by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Luxury: Wine
Nov 07, 1981•35 min
Patrick Lichfield
Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer Patrick Lichfield. Favourite track: As Time Goes By by Dooley Wilson Book: Book with blank cork pages Luxury: Astronomical telescope
Oct 31, 1981•33 min
Joseph Cotten
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Joseph Cotten. Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: Gardening manual Luxury: Boat building book
Oct 30, 1981•33 min
Elspeth Huxley
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Elspeth Huxley. Favourite track: Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg Book: Novels by P G Wodehouse Luxury: Camera and film
Oct 17, 1981•28 min
Montserrat Caballe
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Montserrat Caballe. Luxury: Record box
Oct 10, 1981•48 min
Beaux Arts Trio
Roy Plomley's castaways are the musical collective Beaux Arts Trio. Book: Books about gardening, painting and boat handling Luxury: Violin & strings and a piano
Oct 03, 1981•38 min
James Mason
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Mason. Favourite track: My Man by Billie Holiday Book: Ada by Vladimir Nabokov Luxury: Guitar
Sep 26, 1981•34 min
Malcolm Muggeridge
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer, journalist and broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge. Favourite track: Exultate Jubilate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Writings by Dr Samuel Johnson Luxury: Beehive
Sep 19, 1981•44 min
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