Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

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

Episodes

December 26, 1970 21 mins

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

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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Hammond.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In F by Jeanne Marie Darre Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste

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March 30, 1970 22 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nyree Dawn Porter.

Favourite track: Brief Lives by Roy Dotrice Book: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber Luxury: Umbrella

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February 7, 1970 23 mins

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

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January 19, 1970 19 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican.

Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar

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December 20, 1969 26 mins

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

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November 15, 1969 20 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian, actor and pianist Dudley Moore.

Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major (Opus 55) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Study of psychology Luxury: Piano

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November 1, 1969 19 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey.

Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric Handel Book: Dictionary Luxury: Book stall in Victoria station

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October 25, 1969 21 mins

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

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October 11, 1969 22 mins

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

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July 21, 1969 26 mins

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

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June 23, 1969 23 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Evelyn Laye.

Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner by Noel Coward Book: White Magic by Alice Bailey Luxury: Cosmetics

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May 5, 1969 25 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell.

Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards

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April 28, 1969 20 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dr Elsie Hall.

Favourite track: Symphony No 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Billiard table, cue and balls

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April 14, 1969 20 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King.

Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot

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April 7, 1969 24 mins

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

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January 13, 1969 25 mins

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

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December 23, 1968 22 mins

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

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November 25, 1968 21 mins

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell.

Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxury: Violin

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November 18, 1968 21 mins

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

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