Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.

BBC Radio 4


    • Oct 31, 1960 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Cliff Richard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 1960 20:23


    Roy Plomley's castaway is pop singer Cliff Richard. Cliff talks about growing up in India and discovering that he had a talent for music; how it feels to leave his teenage years behind him and his intention to embark on his next movie role - a more serious part - in a thriller by Margery Allingham. He confesses to homesickness for Britain during five weeks in America, describes how he deals with fans who want to grab a piece of him and how he came up with the name "Cliff Richard". Favourite track: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and his Comets Book: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Luxury: Guitar

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    Liberace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 1960 22:48


    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace. Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol Luxury: Piano

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    George Thalben-Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 1959 23:09


    Roy Plomley's castaway is organist George Thalben-Ball. Favourite track: Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Luxury: White rug

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    Charles Mackerras

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 1959 27:10


    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras. Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine

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    Percy Kahn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 1958 23:06


    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Percy Kahn. Luxury: Tape recorder

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    Hephzibah Menuhin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 1958 23:27


    Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin. Luxury: Chinese language course

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    Agnes Nicholls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 1958 23:03


    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls. Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume

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    Roy Plomley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 1958 26:08


    Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley. Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper

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    Ben Lyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 1958 19:20


    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon. Luxury: Film projector and films of family

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    Bransby Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 1957 25:39


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bransby Williams. Luxury: Paper and pencils

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    Bebe Daniels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 1956 19:15


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Bebe Daniels. Luxury: Typewriter and paper

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