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

BBC Radio 4


    • Dec 26, 1970 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Quentin Poole

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 1970 21:56


    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

    favourite poole roy plomley
    Isidore Godfrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 1970 23:46


    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

    favourite symphony godfrey d minor isidore roy plomley
    Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 1969 26:41


    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

    favourite montgomery warfare viscount alamein roy plomley
    Raymond Mays

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 1969 21:34


    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

    theater favourite mays enchantment love will find roy plomley
    Henry Williamson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 1969 22:16


    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

    favourite my heart roy plomley henry williamson
    Peter Pears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 1969 26:20


    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

    favourite moonlight peter grimes peter pears roy plomley
    Alvar Lidell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 1969 25:29


    Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell. Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards

    favourite alvar lidell string quintet roy plomley
    Hetty King

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 1969 20:28


    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King. Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot

    book history roy plomley
    Sir Alec Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 1969 24:35


    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

    favourite lord's prayer roy plomley
    Alan Pegler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 1969 25:46


    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

    favourite roy plomley
    Arthur Askey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 1968 22:01


    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

    favourite roy plomley juliet fantasy overture
    Sandy Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 1968 21:05


    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell. Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxury: Violin

    favourite silent night sandy powell roy plomley
    Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 1968 21:51


    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

    senior director favourite jaeger lieutenant colonel d major suite no roy plomley
    Marty Feldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 1968 23:43


    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

    favourite antoine strings concerto d minor oboe marty feldman roy plomley
    Louis Armstrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 1968 25:04


    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

    favourite louis armstrong blueberry hill roy plomley
    Dame Gladys Cooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 1967 3:12


    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

    spring favourite dame roy plomley first cuckoo
    Fenella Fielding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 1967 21:06


    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

    favourite fielding fenella roy plomley
    Patience Strong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 1966 25:42


    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Patience Strong. Favourite track: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo) by Felix Mendelssohn Book: Complete works by William Wordsworth Luxury: Indian painting showing the Crucifixion

    favourite crucifixion roy plomley

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