Rosamond Lehmann
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Rosamond Lehmann. Favourite track: Nunc Dimittis by Burgon Book: Letters by Marquise de Sevigne Luxury: Writing Materials
Nov 13, 1982•29 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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Thomas Allen
Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Thomas Allen. Favourite track: Concerto in C For Violin, Cello, Piano by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Luxury: Golf clubs and balls
Nov 06, 1982•34 min
Rt Hon. George Thomas
Lord Tonypandy, George Thomas, now Chairman of the National Children's Homes, was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1983. He was invited to choose the eight records he would take to the mythical island, and he also talked to Roy Plomley about his childhood in Wales and about his parliamentary career which he began when he won the Cardiff Central seat in 1945. Book: The Methodist hymn book Luxury: Writing materials
Oct 30, 1982•37 min
Mike Harding
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Mike Harding. Favourite track: 2000-Year-Old Man by Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Ordnance Survey maps and a set of books about the Fells
Oct 23, 1982•35 min
Geoffrey Grigson
Roy Plomley's castaway is critic Geoffrey Grigson. Favourite track: She Never Told Her Love by Franz Joseph Haydn Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Pate de foie gras
Oct 16, 1982•35 min
N.Busch, J.Kuchmy, M.Parry, M.Wilson
Roy Plomley's castaways are members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Book: Books by Hector Berlioz, Charles Dickens, Hugh Johnson and a cookery book Luxury: Razor and shaving soap, a video player with a tape of Laurel & Hardy, wine and a violin
Oct 09, 1982•31 min
David Lloyd Jones
Roy Plomley's castaway is artistic director of Opera North David Lloyd Jones. Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In C by Franz Schubert Book: Journal by Edmond Goncourt
Oct 02, 1982•36 min
Wilbur Smith
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Wilbur Smith. Favourite track: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Brass bedstead and a feather mattress
Sep 25, 1982•33 min
Carlo Curley
Roy Plomley's castaway is organist Carlo Curley. Favourite track: Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen by Johannes Brahms Book: Cookery book by Julia Childs Luxury: Pipe organ
Sep 18, 1982•36 min
James Loughran
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor James Loughran. Favourite track: Mir Ist So Wunderbar by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Comprehensive world airways timetable Luxury: Drawing and painting equipment
Sep 11, 1982•36 min
Claire Bloom
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Claire Bloom. Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Coffee and espresso machine
Sep 04, 1982•36 min
Duke & Duchess of Devonshire
Roy Plomley's castaways are the Duke & Duchess Of Devonshire. Favourite track: You're The Top by Ethel Merman Book: Books by Beatrix Potter and Chambers' Biographical Dictionary Luxury: New potatoes and aftershave
Aug 28, 1982•34 min
Carl Davis
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Carl Davis. Favourite track: Hm, hm, hm! (from The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Short Stories by Anton Chekhov Luxury: Shampoo
Aug 21, 1982•34 min
Donald Sinden
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Donald Sinden. Favourite track: Symphony No. 6 In F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method by Sir Banister Fletcher Luxury: His favourite picture in the Walker Art Gallery
Aug 14, 1982•36 min
Dame Janet Baker
Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker. Favourite track: Sonata In A Minor by Domenico Scarlatti Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen Luxury: Pencils and paper
Aug 07, 1982•34 min
George Martin
Roy Plomley's castaway is record producer George Martin. Favourite track: St Matthew Passion (Opening) by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Manual on practical engineering Luxury: Clavichord
Jul 31, 1982•33 min
Lyall Watson
Roy Plomley's castaway is marine biologist Lyall Watson. Favourite track: The Call Of A Burchell's Coucal Book: Pears Cyclopaedia Luxury: Film projector and 20 Western films
Jul 24, 1982•36 min
Pamela Stephenson
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Pamela Stephenson. Favourite track: Legong Kraton by Gong Kebyar Book: Buddhist scripture by Dama Pada Luxury: Television set with satellite link-up
Jul 17, 1982•35 min
Captain Jacques Cousteau
Roy Plomley's castaway is oceanographer Captain Jacques Cousteau. Favourite track: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Essays by Michel de Montaigne Luxury: Stone from stomach of a fossilised dinosaur
Jul 10, 1982•35 min
John Mortimer QC
Roy Plomley's castaway is barrister John Mortimer QC. Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch Luxury: Bath
Jul 03, 1982•35 min
Eric Newby
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Eric Newby. Favourite track: The Flies Crawled Up The Window by Jack Hulbert Book: Dictionary of National Biography Luxury: Whisky
Jun 19, 1982•36 min
Sir Anton Dolin
Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Sir Anton Dolin. Favourite track: La Traviata Act 3 Prelude by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Friends and Memories by Sir Anton Dolin Luxury: Electric razor
Jun 12, 1982•34 min
Delia Smith
Roy Plomley's castaway is cookery expert Delia Smith. Favourite track: Lief by Rhos Male Choir Book: Autobiography by Saint Therese of Lisieux Luxury: Writing materials
Jun 05, 1982•34 min
Desmond Hawkins
Roy Plomley's castaway is founder of the BBC's Natural History Unit Desmond Hawkins. Favourite track: Octet In F Major by Franz Schubert Book: Field guide to the birds of the island Luxury: Binoculars
May 29, 1982•34 min
Marti Webb
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Marti Webb. Favourite track: The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler Of Bexhill-0n-Sea by The Goons Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Piano
May 22, 1982•29 min
Julian Symons
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Julian Symons. Favourite track: The Quarry by W. H. Auden Book: Bleak House by Charles Dickens Luxury: Couch
May 15, 1982•34 min
Lucia Popp
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lucia Popp. Favourite track: Teddy Bears' Picnic by Henry Hall and BBC Dance Orchestra Book: The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann Luxury: Teddy bear
May 08, 1982•35 min
Jenny Agutter
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Jenny Agutter. Favourite track: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch Luxury: Oriental rug
May 01, 1982•34 min
Dorothy Dunnett
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Dunnett. Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Guitar
Apr 24, 1982•36 min
Brian Aldiss
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and critic Brian Aldiss. Favourite track: Sonata In A by Franz Schubert Book: Rasselas by Dr Samuel Johnson Luxury: Time machine
Apr 17, 1982•35 min
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