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    • Aug 2, 1975 LATEST EPISODE
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    C P Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 1975 24:56


    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer C P Snow. Favourite track: Henry IV Part II (Act 3, Scene 2) by William Shakespeare Book: Russian grammar Luxury: Writing materials

    snow favourite roy plomley
    Helen Bradley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 1975 26:03


    Roy Plomley's castaway is painter Helen Bradley. Favourite track: Trois Gymnopédies by Satie Book: A great tome on the law Luxury: A soap that kills mosquitoes

    favourite roy plomley
    Ben Travers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 1975 25:31


    Roy Plomley's castaway is farce writer Ben Travers. Favourite track: My Love Parade by Maurice Chevalier Book: The collected works by Robert Browning Luxury: Pipes and tobacco

    favourite travers roy plomley
    Sir John Betjeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 1975 23:52


    Roy Plomley's castaway is Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. Favourite track: Ombra Mai Fù by George Frideric Handel Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Champagne

    favourite sir john john betjeman roy plomley
    Emlyn Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 1975 25:42


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Emlyn Williams. Favourite track: Elizabethan Serenade by Ron Goodwin and his Orchestra Book: Dictionary Luxury: Typewriter, pen, paper

    favourite ron goodwin roy plomley
    Polly James

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 1974 21:22


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Polly James. Favourite track: Your Tiny Hand is Frozen (Che gelida manina) (from La Boheme) by Giacomo Puccini Book: Victoria RI by Countess Elizabeth Longford Luxury: Group photograph of friends

    favourite la boheme roy plomley
    Richard Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 1974 22:33


    Roy Plomley's castaway is angler Richard Walker. Favourite track: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini Book: Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling Luxury: Benvenuto Cellini's Golden Salt Cellar

    favourite richard walker nessun dorma roy plomley
    Leslie Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 1974 24:42


    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Leslie Mitchell. Favourite track: Summer Night On The River by Frederick Delius Book: Biography of Leonardo Da Vinci Luxury: Silver box containing a miniature singing bird

    favourite roy plomley
    Brian Johnston

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 1974 19:57


    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Brian Johnston. Favourite track: Double Damask by Cicely Courtneidge & Ivor McLaren Book: Funny Way to be a Hero by James Fisher Luxury: Automatic bowling machine & cricket balls

    hero favourite brian johnston roy plomley
    Roy Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 1974 23:47


    Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Roy Fox. Favourite track: Whispering by Roy Fox and his Orchestra Book: Volume of crossword puzzles Luxury: Radio receiver

    favourite whispering roy plomley roy fox
    Sir Terence Rattigan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 1974 25:18


    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Sir Terence Rattigan. Favourite track: Forty Years On by Harrow School Boys Book: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Dom Perignon Champagne

    fall favourite roman empire roy plomley terence rattigan
    Dr Jacob Bronowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 1974 24:57


    Roy Plomley's castaway is scientist and broadcaster Dr Jacob Bronowski. Favourite track: Se Vuol Ballare by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Volume on chess championship play Luxury: Antique chess set

    favourite roy plomley
    John Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 1973 8:52


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor John Mills. Favourite track: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major by Edward Elgar Book: Book on zoology Luxury: Piano

    favourite pomp d major john mills roy plomley
    Arnold Ridley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 1973 8:18


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Arnold Ridley. Favourite track: Tannhäuser (Overture) by Richard Wagner Book: Bradshaw's Railway Timetable Luxury: Wine-making kit

    favourite ridley overture tannh roy plomley
    Denise Robins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 1973 26:23


    Roy Plomley's castaway is romantic novelist Denise Robins. Favourite track: Die Walkure by Richard Wagner Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica Luxury: Family photograph

    favourite robins roy plomley die walkure
    Beverly Sills

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 1972 27:03


    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Beverly Sills. Favourite track: Salome by Richard Strauss Book: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Luxury: Telephone

    wind favourite beverly sills roy plomley
    Imogen Holst

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 1972 27:31


    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor and musicologist Imogen Holst. Favourite track: Rondo by Henry Purcell Book: Reverend Francis Kilvert, Diary 1870-1879 by Rev Francis Kilvert Luxury: Spy-glass

    diary favourite rondo holst roy plomley
    Edward Ardizzone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 1972 26:22


    Roy Plomley's castaway is water colourist Edward Ardizzone. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Luxury: Malt whisky and drawing paper

    favourite ludwig piano concerto no e flat major roy plomley
    Sir Arthur Bliss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 1972 24:45


    Roy Plomley's castaway is master of the Queen's Music Sir Arthur Bliss. Favourite track: Fair Is My Love by Arthur Bliss Book: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Luxury: Pair of field glasses

    favourite sir arthur roy plomley
    Alec Robertson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 1972 27:13


    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Alec Robertson. Favourite track: In Paradisum by Gabriel Fauré Book: 48 Preludes and fugues by Bach Luxury: Piano

    favourite robertson in paradisum roy plomley
    Leonide Massine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 1972 28:02


    Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Leonide Massine. Favourite track: I Have Attained The Highest Power by Modest Mussorgsky Book: The Theory of Choreography by Leonide Massine

    favourite choreography roy plomley massine
    Isaac Stern

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 1972 27:10


    Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Isaac Stern. Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica Luxury: Refrigerator

    isaac stern roy plomley
    Artur Rubinstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 1971 25:22


    Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Artur Rubinstein. Favourite track: String Quintet In C by Franz Schubert Book: Any one from his library Luxury: Revolver

    favourite artur rubinstein roy plomley
    Alan Keith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 1971 26:58


    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and broadcaster Alan Keith. Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Model-making tools

    favourite ludwig symphony no roy plomley

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