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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980 Podcast Profile

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980 Podcast

Englisch, Cultural, 1 Staffel, 243 Episoden, 4 Tage, 20 Std., 34 Protokoll
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Clive James

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster and writer Clive James. Favourite track: Baby Love by Diana Ross and The Supremes Book: Book about how to build a plane out of palm fronds and coconut fibre by Willy Messerschmitt Luxury: Space invaders
16.2.201739 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Placido Domingo

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Placido Domingo. Favourite track: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Luxury: Video player and cassettes of his own performances
27.12.198034 Protokoll, 40 Sekunden
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Arthur Askey

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey. Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Guinness Book of Records Luxury: Piano
20.12.198033 Protokoll, 57 Sekunden
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Neville Marriner

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Neville Marriner. Favourite track: There Is No Rose by King's College Chapel Choir Book: Life On Earth by David Attenborough Luxury: Violin
13.12.198034 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Jose Carreras

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Jose Carreras. Favourite track: Your Tiny Hand is Frozen (Che gelida manina) (from La Boheme) by Giacomo Puccini Book: Poems by Rabindranath Tagore Luxury: Velazquez, Les Hilanderas
6.12.198030 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
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Tom Conti

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tom Conti. Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Summerhill by A S Neill Luxury: Piano
22.11.198033 Protokoll, 47 Sekunden
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Mark Elder

Roy Plomley's castaway is musical director of the English National Opera Mark Elder. Favourite track: I Used To Be Colour Blind by Fred Astaire Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Sherry
8.11.198034 Protokoll, 1 Sekunde
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Derek Tangye

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Derek Tangye. Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Astronomical telescope
1.11.198034 Protokoll, 56 Sekunden
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Catherine Gaskin

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Catherine Gaskin. Favourite track: String Quartet in C Sharp Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Story of Civilization by William Durant Luxury: Piano
25.10.198040 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Brian Glover

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Brian Glover. Favourite track: Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan Book: Card Games by John Scarne Luxury: MGTD 2952 car
18.10.198030 Protokoll, 50 Sekunden
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Sir John Tooley

Roy Plomley's castaway is the General Administrator of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir John Tooley Favourite track: The Marriage Of Figaro (Act 2 Finale) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Sugared apricots
11.10.198034 Protokoll, 28 Sekunden
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Ronald Lockley

Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist and writer Ronald Lockley. Favourite track: Prelude A L'Apres Midi D'Un Faune by Claude Debussy Book: The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White Luxury: Telescope
4.10.198035 Protokoll, 25 Sekunden
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Andrea Newman

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and TV writer Andrea Newman. Favourite track: Im Abendrot by Richard Strauss Book: The Weather in the Streets by Rosamund Lehmann Luxury: Champagne
27.9.198037 Protokoll, 1 Sekunde
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Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

Roy Plomley's castaways are producers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss Book: Essays by Michel de Montaigne and Herzog by Saul Bellow Luxury: Brandy and a blank log book
20.9.198034 Protokoll, 33 Sekunden
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Earl Of Snowdon

Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, The Earl Of Snowdon. Favourite track: Swan Lake (Finale) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method by Sir Banister Fletcher Luxury: Painting Materials
6.9.198035 Protokoll, 13 Sekunden
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Renata Scotto

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Renata Scotto. Favourite track: Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata by Giacomo Puccini Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Silver shadow Rolls Royce
30.8.198033 Protokoll, 10 Sekunden
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Tristan Jones

Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor and writer Tristan Jones. Favourite track: 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Modern wooden yacht construction Luxury: 12 foot by 8 foot Union Jack
23.8.198035 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Stephen Sondheim

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Stephen Sondheim. Favourite track: Porgy and Bess by Lawrence Winters and Others Book: Collected works by E B White Luxury: Piano
16.8.198032 Protokoll, 31 Sekunden
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William Trevor

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer William Trevor. Favourite track: Clarinet Quintet In B Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler Luxury: Grapevines
9.8.198032 Protokoll, 33 Sekunden
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Gregory Peck

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Gregory Peck. Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg Luxury: Cases of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
2.8.198043 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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David Scott Blackhall

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster David Scott Blackhall. Favourite track: Our Love Is Here To Stay by George Gershwin Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Perkins Brailler and paper
26.7.198030 Protokoll, 45 Sekunden
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Tom Lehrer

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Tom Lehrer. Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes by Richard Strauss Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Piano
12.7.198030 Protokoll, 22 Sekunden
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V S Naipaul

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer V S Naipaul. Favourite track: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Teach yourself mathematics Luxury: The Enlightened Buddha
5.7.198034 Protokoll, 46 Sekunden
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Barbara Woodhouse

Roy Plomley's castaway is dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse. Favourite track: Skye Boat Song by Adrian Brett Book: Talking To Animals by Barbara Woodhouse Luxury: Mother's ormolu clock
28.6.198032 Protokoll, 16 Sekunden
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General Sir John Hackett

Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer General Sir John Hackett. Favourite track: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: 1001 Gems of English Poetry Luxury: Six dozen bottles of Chateau La Tour 1962
21.6.198033 Protokoll, 51 Sekunden
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Earl Hines

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist Earl Hines. Favourite track: Trust In Me by Dinah Washington & Quincy Jones and his Orchestra Book: The World of Duke Ellington by Stanley Dance Luxury: Physical culture equipment
24.5.198033 Protokoll, 24 Sekunden
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Rt Hon Lord Denning

Roy Plomley's castaway is Master of the Rolls The Rt Hon Lord Alfred Denning. Favourite track: Fantasia On Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Indian tea
17.5.198033 Protokoll, 33 Sekunden
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Natalie Wood

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood. Favourite track: American Pie by Don MacLean Book: Poetry by e e cummings Luxury: Piano
10.5.198030 Protokoll, 56 Sekunden
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Lindsay Anderson

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Lindsay Anderson. Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B Flat Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Les Thibault by Roger Martin Du Gard Luxury: Mixed flower seeds and a watering can
3.5.198035 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Erich Segal

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Erich Segal. Favourite track: A Fifth Of Beethoven by Walter Murphy Band Book: The Odyssey by Homer Luxury: Stop watch
19.4.198038 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Leonard Rossiter

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Leonard Rossiter. Favourite track: Max At The Met by Max Miller Book: Three early novels by P G Wodehouse Luxury: Moselle wine
12.4.198034 Protokoll, 20 Sekunden
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Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

Roy Plomley's castaway is Salvation Army Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth. Favourite track: Hallelujah Chorus by George Frideric Handel Book: The Salvation Army Songbook Luxury: Strong, wooden armchair
5.4.198036 Protokoll, 16 Sekunden
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Geoffrey Household

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Geoffrey Household. Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Elizabethan lyrics from songbooks and dramatists Luxury: Claret
15.3.198034 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Kiri Te Kanawa

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kiri Te Kanawa. Favourite track: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Cooking knives
8.3.198032 Protokoll, 30 Sekunden
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Fay Weldon

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Fay Weldon. Book: Kennedy's Latin Primer Luxury: Shiny white paper and felt pens
23.2.198033 Protokoll, 11 Sekunden
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Timothy West

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Timothy West. Favourite track: Bagatelle In B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Le Morte D'Arthur by Thomas Mallory Luxury: Typewriter
16.2.198036 Protokoll, 41 Sekunden
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Claudio Abbado

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Claudio Abbado. Favourite track: Kommt Ihr Tochter by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Writing materials
9.2.198033 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Otto Preminger

Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Otto Preminger. Favourite track: Laura by Frank Sinatra Book: Autobiography by Otto Preminger Luxury: Beautiful watch
2.2.198033 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Sir Cecil Beaton

Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton. Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Scrapbook Luxury: Cashmere Shawl
26.1.198033 Protokoll, 22 Sekunden
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Dizzy Gillespie

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie Parker All Stars Book: Baha'i Prayer Book Luxury: Trumpet
19.1.198030 Protokoll, 3 Sekunden
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Sir Peter Parker

Roy Plomley's castaway is chairman of British Rail Sir Peter Parker. Favourite track: Oboe Quartet in F Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The collected works by William Blake Luxury: Gold rail pass
12.1.198033 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Reginald Goodall

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Reginald Goodall. Favourite track: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Paradise Lost by John Milton Luxury: An English garden
5.1.198028 Protokoll, 29 Sekunden
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Sir Osbert Lancaster

Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Sir Osbert Lancaster. Favourite track: Ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Live sturgeon
22.12.197932 Protokoll, 8 Sekunden
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Norman Mailer

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Norman Mailer. Favourite track: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges Luxury: Stick of the best marijuana
15.12.197931 Protokoll, 59 Sekunden
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Elisabeth Soderstrom

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom. Favourite track: The Age Of Gold by Dmitri Shostakovich Book: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir Luxury: Bed
8.12.197932 Protokoll, 21 Sekunden
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Charles Causley

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Charles Causley. Favourite track: The Play Of Daniel Overture by Ensemble Hortus Musicus Book: Life of Johnson by James Boswell Luxury: Piano
1.12.197931 Protokoll, 57 Sekunden
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Peter Shaffer

Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Shaffer. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Claude Monet, Dawn on the Seine
24.11.197932 Protokoll, 52 Sekunden
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Michael Palin

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin. Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward Elgar Book: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Luxury: Bed
17.11.197930 Protokoll, 47 Sekunden
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Marti Caine

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and musician Marti Caine. Favourite track: Coming Home by Marshall Hain Book: Glory Road by Robert Heinlein Luxury: Bath with solar-heated water and bubble bath
10.11.197929 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Sian Phillips

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sian Phillips. Favourite track: Summer by Alexander Glazunov Book: Scouting For Boys by Robert Baden-Powell Luxury: Solar-powered refrigerator full of champagne
3.11.197931 Protokoll, 17 Sekunden
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Roald Dahl

Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl. Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse by Helen Gardner Luxury: Still, grapevine cuttings and tobacco seeds
27.10.197933 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Rex Harrison

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rex Harrison. Favourite track: A Lull At Dawn by Barney Bigard and his Orchestra Book: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Luxury: Painting equipment for oils and watercolours
20.10.197930 Protokoll, 40 Sekunden
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Josephine Barstow

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Josephine Barstow. Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy Luxury: Michelangelo's David
13.10.197931 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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Wilfred Thesiger

Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Wilfred Thesiger. Favourite track: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Supply of acid drops
6.10.197933 Protokoll, 20 Sekunden
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June Mendoza

Roy Plomley's castaway is portrait painter June Mendoza. Favourite track: Spring Symphony by Benjamin Britten Book: The Penguin Chronology of the Modern World by Neville Williams Luxury: Canvases, brushes and paint
11.9.197929 Protokoll, 3 Sekunden
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Peter Barkworth

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Barkworth. Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in A Flat by Edward Elgar Book: His diaries to date Luxury: Beautifully bound blank book and ballpoint pens
4.9.197929 Protokoll, 34 Sekunden
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Barry Norman

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Barry Norman. Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The World of Jeeves by P G Wodehouse Luxury: Typewriter, paper and a desk with cricket balls in the drawers
25.8.197929 Protokoll, 14 Sekunden
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Boris Christoff

Roy Plomley's castaway is opera singer Boris Christoff. Favourite track: Prendi I'Anel Ti Dono (from La Sonnambula) by Vincenzo Bellini Book: The Poetry by Yuarroros
18.8.197931 Protokoll, 16 Sekunden
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Countess Elizabeth Longford

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Countess Elizabeth Longford. Favourite track: Air (from Water Music Suite) by Handel/Harty Book: Utopia by Thomas Moore Luxury: Tapestry making kit
11.8.197929 Protokoll, 53 Sekunden
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Sir Ralph Richardson

Besides choosing the eight records he would take to the mythical island, Sir Ralph Richardson talks to Roy Plomley about his early life in an insurance office, about some of the many films and plays in which he has acted, and about the National Theatre where he was appearing at the time. Favourite track: Clarinet Concerto in A by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Novels by Henry James Luxury: Pipes and tobacco
4.8.197929 Protokoll, 46 Sekunden
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Dame Moura Lympany

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dame Moura Lympany. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Felix Mendelssohn Book: Book about growing flowers and vegetables on a desert island Luxury: Wine from own vineyard
28.7.197929 Protokoll, 59 Sekunden
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Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais

Roy Plomley's castaways are scriptwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Favourite track: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin Book: Teach yourself the guitar and Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne Luxury: Cards and a guitar
21.7.197928 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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C Northcote Parkinson

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian C Northcote Parkinson. Favourite track: The Old Hundredth by Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Radio receiver
14.7.197928 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Glen Tetley

Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Glen Tetley. Favourite track: Laudamus Te by Claudio Monteverdi Book: Earthly Paradise by Colette Luxury: South American hammock
7.7.197928 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
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Tito Gobbi

Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Tito Gobbi. Favourite track: La Montanara by Tito Gobbi Book: Flowers of the World by Leslie Greenwood Luxury: Bar of gold
30.6.197930 Protokoll, 34 Sekunden
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Ed McBain

Roy Plomley's castaway is the writer Ed McBain. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: Streets of Gold by Ed McBain Luxury: Whisky
23.6.197928 Protokoll, 10 Sekunden
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Irene Thomas

Roy Plomley's castaway is former Brain Of Britain and radio personality Irene Thomas. Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Score of the opera Fidelio by Beethoven Luxury: Teddy bear stuffed with tea bags
16.6.197929 Protokoll, 33 Sekunden
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Ian Carmichael

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Ian Carmichael. Favourite track: Adagio (from Spartacus) by Aram Khachaturian Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Paper and pencils
9.6.197927 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Sir Robert Mayer

Roy Plomley's castaway is patron of music Sir Robert Mayer. Favourite track: An Die Musik by Franz Schubert Book: His visitors' book Luxury: Grapes (seedless)
2.6.197930 Protokoll, 25 Sekunden
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Jack Brymer

Roy Plomley's castaway is clarinettist Jack Brymer. Favourite track: String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The collected works by Charles Dickens Luxury: Piano
26.5.197922 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Alec McCowen

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alec McCowen. Favourite track: Gypsy (Overture) by Broadway Orchestra Book: The Egoist by George Meredith Luxury: Painting materials
19.5.197928 Protokoll, 11 Sekunden
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Peter Blake

Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Peter Blake. Favourite track: Molly Bloom's Soliloquy (from Ulysses) by James Joyce Book: Ulysses by James Joyce Luxury: Cement and tools to build a folly
12.5.197932 Protokoll, 57 Sekunden
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James Cameron

Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist James Cameron. Favourite track: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Book: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne Luxury: Malt whisky
5.5.197931 Protokoll, 12 Sekunden
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Edward Fox

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Edward Fox. Favourite track: Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Selection of novels by Evelyn Waugh Luxury: Limes toilet water by Floris
28.4.197927 Protokoll, 54 Sekunden
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Patricia Highsmith

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Patricia Highsmith. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: Moby Dick by Herman Melville Luxury: Writing materials
21.4.197930 Protokoll, 52 Sekunden
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Sir Edmund Hillary

Roy Plomley's castaway is mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary. Favourite track: Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien Luxury: Painting he has of Kathmandu valley
14.4.197932 Protokoll, 1 Sekunde
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Sir Adrian Boult

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Adrian Boult. Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Luxury: Panama hats stuffed with barley sugar
7.4.197931 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Burl Ives

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Burl Ives. Favourite track: Horn Concerto No. 4 In E Flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: I Ching Luxury: Whisky (Tobermory)
31.3.197936 Protokoll, 38 Sekunden
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Ray Reardon

Roy Plomley's castaway is snooker champion Ray Reardon. Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean Luxury: Golf clubs and balls
24.3.197927 Protokoll, 2 Sekunden
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Ileana Cotrubas

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Ileana Cotrubas. Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi Book: History of the whole world Luxury: Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
17.3.197930 Protokoll, 27 Sekunden
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David Attenborough

Roy Plomley's castaway is zoologist David Attenborough. Favourite track: String Quintet In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life by William Barry Lord Luxury: Binoculars
10.3.197931 Protokoll, 11 Sekunden
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Lauren Bacall

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lauren Bacall. Favourite track: My Mistress' Eyes (Sonnet 130) by William Shakespeare Book: Collected Short Stories by John Cheever Luxury: Sun tan lotion
3.3.197928 Protokoll, 11 Sekunden
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Nana Mouskouri

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Nana Mouskouri. Favourite track: Girl From The North Country by Bob Dylan Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Luxury: Telephone
24.2.197933 Protokoll, 1 Sekunde
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Sir Arthur Bryant

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Sir Arthur Bryant. Favourite track: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Luxury: Painting of a little princess, by Velazquez
20.2.197931 Protokoll, 21 Sekunden
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Norris McWhirter

Roy Plomley's castaway is Editor of the Guinness Book of Records Norris McWhirter. Favourite track: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major by Edward Elgar Book: The National Dictionary of Biography Luxury: Roll of cloth
13.2.197930 Protokoll, 38 Sekunden
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Robert Stephens

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Robert Stephens. Favourite track: Speak The Speech, I Pray You (from Hamlet) by William Shakespeare Book: The collected works by Raymond Chandler Luxury: Tobacco plant
3.2.197931 Protokoll, 33 Sekunden
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Benjamin Luxon

Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Benjamin Luxon. Favourite track: Sperm In Alium by Tallis Book: Collected stories by Idris Shah Luxury: A piano and music
30.1.197930 Protokoll, 36 Sekunden
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Elia Kazan

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Elia Kazan. Favourite track: String Quartet in A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Iliad by Homer Luxury: 20 tons of pine needles
23.1.197927 Protokoll, 59 Sekunden
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Allan Prior

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and scriptwriter Allan Prior. Favourite track: Never Been Kissed In The Same Place Twice by Maddy Prior Book: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Luxury: Looking glass
16.1.197927 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Robert Powell

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Robert Powell. Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor by Gustav Mahler Book: Modern English Usage by Henry W Fowler Luxury: Typewriter
9.1.197930 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Norman Parkinson

Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer Norman Parkinson. Favourite track: La Vie En Rose by Grace Jones Book: The Unquiet Grave by Cyril Connolly Luxury: Life-size bronze statue of an Ama-Indian woman
30.12.197828 Protokoll, 31 Sekunden
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Sir Robert Helpmann

Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Sir Robert Helpmann. Favourite track: Bailero by Victoria De Los Angeles Book: Volume on boat building for beginners Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste
23.12.197829 Protokoll, 49 Sekunden
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Dinsdale Landen

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Dinsdale Landen. Favourite track: Sanctus by Gabriel Fauré Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Luxury: Champagne
16.12.197829 Protokoll, 12 Sekunden
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Barry John

Roy Plomley's castaway is rugby player Barry John. Favourite track: Myfanwy by Treorchy Male Voice Choir Book: Complete Penguin Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Luxury: Collection of assorted balls
9.12.197827 Protokoll, 30 Sekunden
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Vladimir Ashkenazy

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 27 In B Flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Blank book and pens Luxury: Well-programmed robot
2.12.197829 Protokoll, 59 Sekunden
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Joan Fontaine

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Joan Fontaine. Favourite track: Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg Book: Single-volume encyclopaedia Luxury: The Taj Mahal
25.11.197827 Protokoll, 7 Sekunden
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David Bellamy

Roy Plomley's castaway is botanist David Bellamy. Favourite track: The Better Land by Clara Butt Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien Luxury: Linen sheets
18.11.197830 Protokoll, 45 Sekunden
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Michael Crawford

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Michael Crawford. Favourite track: Gloria by Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin Book: Self Sufficiency by John Seymour Luxury: Inflatable rubber woman
11.11.197830 Protokoll, 31 Sekunden
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John Wain

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer John Wain. Favourite track: Voi Che Sapete by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Life of Johnson by James Boswell Luxury: Canoe
4.11.197828 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Jule Styne

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Jule Styne. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Luxury: Picture of family
28.10.197827 Protokoll, 53 Sekunden
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Colin Wilson

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Colin Wilson. Favourite track: String Quartet in F by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Travels in the Arabian Desert by Charles Montagu Doughty Luxury: Supply of Beaujolais
21.10.197826 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Noel Edmonds

Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ and TV presenter Noel Edmonds. Favourite track: Time In A Bottle by Jim Croce Book: Thesaurus by Roget Luxury: Motorway service station
14.10.197828 Protokoll, 25 Sekunden
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Christopher Fry

Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Christopher Fry. Favourite track: Spring Symphony by Benjamin Britten Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Luxury: Rocking chair
7.10.197829 Protokoll, 54 Sekunden
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Alec Clifton-Taylor

Roy Plomley's castaway is architectural historian Alec Clifton-Taylor. Favourite track: Intermezzo In C Major by Johannes Brahms Book: Set of the Shell County Guides Luxury: Bed
30.9.197828 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Alan Jay Lerner

Roy Plomley's castaway is lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. Favourite track: Mack The Knife by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars Book: Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Luxury: Piano with wife's picture attached
23.9.197828 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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Cathy Berberian

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Cathy Berberian. Favourite track: Sinfonia by Swingle Sisters Book: Survival manual Luxury: Box of spices
16.9.197829 Protokoll, 28 Sekunden
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Tennessee Williams

Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Tennessee Williams. Favourite track: Danny Boy by Harry Belafonte Book: Poetry by Hart Crane Luxury: Typewriter and paper
9.9.197827 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Gian Carlo Menotti

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Book: Book on philosophy by Emmanuel Kant Luxury: Tarot cards
2.9.197829 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
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Rt Hon. Denis Healey

Roy Plomley's castaway is Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey. Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Poetry by W B Yeats Luxury: Oil painting equipment
26.8.197828 Protokoll, 44 Sekunden
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Fred Trueman

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Fred Trueman. Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor by Antonin Dvořák Book: Memoirs by Harold Macmillan Luxury: Pair of binoculars
19.8.197828 Protokoll, 20 Sekunden
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Janet Suzman

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Janet Suzman. Favourite track: Porgi Amor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Luxury: Mink-lined hammock
12.8.197829 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Simon Rattle

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Simon Rattle. Favourite track: String Quartet in B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The I Ching Luxury: German white wine
5.8.197829 Protokoll, 25 Sekunden
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Barbara Pym

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Barbara Pym. Favourite track: In The Bleak Midwinter by King's College Chapel Choir Book: The Golden Bowl by Henry James Luxury: German white wine
29.7.197828 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Rita Streich

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Rita Streich. Favourite track: Symphony No. 36 In C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Nonsense of Dying by Malford Luxury: Painting materials
15.7.197828 Protokoll, 41 Sekunden
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Jane Grigson

Roy Plomley's castaway is cookery expert Jane Grigson. Favourite track: Hollowed Stone by Geoffrey Grigson Book: Notes from an Odd Country by Geoffrey Grigson Luxury: Typewriter and paper
8.7.197829 Protokoll, 25 Sekunden
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Mel Brooks

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Mel Brooks. Favourite track: Can't We Talk It Over? by Bing Crosby Book: The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal Luxury: Cases of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
1.7.197830 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
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Dr Catherine Gavin

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and historian Dr Catherine Gavin. Favourite track: La Marseillaise by Rouget De Lisle Book: Letters by Queen Victoria Luxury: Camille Pissarro, On the Banks of the Marne
24.6.197827 Protokoll, 50 Sekunden
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Sir Clifford Curzon

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Sir Clifford Curzon. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot Luxury: Pill to put him to sleep forever
17.6.197830 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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Derek Jacobi

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Derek Jacobi. Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner by Noel Coward Book: The complete works by Lord Byron Luxury: Waterbed
10.6.197826 Protokoll, 35 Sekunden
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Victoria de los Angeles

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Victoria de los Angeles. Favourite track: Sound Effects: Birds, Animals, Crowds, Traffic Book: Poetry in Spanish & German by Raine Maria Rilke Luxury: The Nike of Samothrace, in the Louvre
3.6.197829 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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Anna Raeburn

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Anna Raeburn. Favourite track: Amazing Grace by Aretha Franklin Book: Daughter of the Earth by Agnes Smedley Luxury: Indian tea
27.5.197828 Protokoll, 50 Sekunden
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Rt. Hon. Lord Shinwell

Roy Plomley's castaway is politician the Rt Hon Lord Shinwell. Favourite track: I Belong To Glasgow by Will Fyffe Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Luxury: Whisky
20.5.197829 Protokoll, 45 Sekunden
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Sir Lennox Berkeley

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir Lennox Berkeley. Favourite track: Petite Symphonie Concertante by Frank Martin Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Painting of a restaurant on the banks of the Marne
13.5.197830 Protokoll, 27 Sekunden
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Charles Aznavour

Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and actor Charles Aznavour. Favourite track: Kalinka by Red Army Ensemble Book: French dictionary Luxury: Tape recorder
6.5.197827 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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Itzhak Perlman

Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Itzhak Perlman. Favourite track: Ich Habe Genug by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Luxury: Violin, strings and case
29.4.197830 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Robert Hardy

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Robert Hardy. Favourite track: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: French dictionary Luxury: Greek sculpture of a female head
22.4.197831 Protokoll, 20 Sekunden
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Sir John Glubb

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Sir John Glubb. Favourite track: Serenade In G Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Other Men's Flowers by Lord A P Wavell Luxury: Paper and ballpoint pens
15.4.197830 Protokoll, 25 Sekunden
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Les Dawson

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Les Dawson. Favourite track: Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte by Maurice Ravel Book: Trustee From The Toolroom by Nevil Shute Luxury: Piece of Georgian furniture
8.4.197826 Protokoll, 59 Sekunden
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Felicity Kendal

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Felicity Kendal. Favourite track: Violin Concerto in D Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Plays and Prefaces by George Bernard Shaw Luxury: Perfume
1.4.197828 Protokoll, 26 Sekunden
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David Wall

Roy Plomley's castaway is ballet dancer David Wall. Favourite track: Kullervo Symphony by Jean Sibelius Book: Book on Claude Monet Luxury: Carbonated-drink maker and supply of flavourings
25.3.197828 Protokoll, 49 Sekunden
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George MacDonald Fraser

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer George MacDonald Fraser. Favourite track: Theme From The Adventures Of Robin Hood by National Philharmonic Orchestra Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Typewriter, spare ribbons and paper
18.3.197829 Protokoll, 56 Sekunden
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Rt Rev. And Rt Hon. Gerald Ellison

Roy Plomley's castaway is Bishop of London Gerald Ellison. Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in A Flat by Edward Elgar Book: Music Criticisms 1888-89 by George Bernard Shaw Luxury: Trombone
11.3.197829 Protokoll, 22 Sekunden
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Paco Peña

Roy Plomley's castaway is guitarist Paco Pena. Favourite track: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro In E Flat Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Collected poetry by Frederico Garcia Lorca Luxury: Painting of his family by Aurelio
4.3.197826 Protokoll, 30 Sekunden
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Professor J H Plumb

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Professor J H Plumb. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Correspondence by Voltaire Luxury: Dozen cases of Chateau Latour '61
25.2.197828 Protokoll, 46 Sekunden
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Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher

Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Survival manual Luxury: Photo album of her children
18.2.197829 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
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Amadeus String Quartet

Roy Plomley's castaways are the musicians the Amadeus String Quartet. Book: A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust and Instrument-making and Divine Comedy (in Italian with dictionary) by Dante Alighieri and War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Projector, viola, radio, paper and pencils
11.2.197831 Protokoll, 7 Sekunden
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Spike Milligan

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Spike Milligan. Favourite track: Yesterday by The Beatles Book: Future Shock by Alvin Toffler Luxury: Barclaycard
4.2.197826 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson

Roy Plomley's castaways are theatre historians Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson. Favourite track: The Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner Book: Photo albums and A set of Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Couch and coconut oil and an ultra-sensitive receiver to hear voices from the past
28.1.197827 Protokoll, 46 Sekunden
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Alan Coren

Roy Plomley's castaway is Editor of Punch Alan Coren. Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Typewriter and paper
21.1.197827 Protokoll, 54 Sekunden
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Omar Sharif

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Omar Sharif. Favourite track: All The Way by Frank Sinatra Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Luxury: Several decks of cards
14.1.197827 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Franco Zeffirelli

Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Franco Zeffirelli. Favourite track: Les Tringles Des Sistres by Georges Bizet Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Perfume
7.1.197830 Protokoll, 47 Sekunden
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Dorothy Edwards

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Edwards. Favourite track: Hallelujah Chorus by George Frideric Handel Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch Luxury: Typewriter and paper
31.12.197727 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
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Sir Alec Guinness

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness. Favourite track: Sonata No. 32 in C Minor (Opus 111) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch Luxury: Leather wallet containing photos of family & dog
24.12.197731 Protokoll, 3 Sekunden
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Dennis Potter

Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Dennis Potter. Favourite track: Sons Of The Brave by Gus Band Book: Collected essays by William Hazlitt Luxury: Edward Hopper's painting, Gas
17.12.197734 Protokoll, 37 Sekunden
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Grace Bumbry

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Grace Bumbry. Favourite track: Impromptu In G Flat Major by Franz Schubert Book: Letters by Guiseppe Verdi Luxury: Perfume
3.12.197727 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Winston Graham

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Winston Graham. Favourite track: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi Book: Book of Quotations by William Gurney Benham Luxury: Exercise books and ballpoint pens
26.11.197727 Protokoll, 30 Sekunden
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Peter Ustinov

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov. Favourite track: In Diesen Heil'Gen Hallen by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Blank paper and pencils Luxury: Bath with solar-heated water
19.11.197729 Protokoll, 6 Sekunden
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Professor Alan Gemmell

Roy Plomley's castaway is biologist Professor Alan Gemmell. Favourite track: The Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn Book: Book on elementary calculus Luxury: Paper and pencils
12.11.197726 Protokoll, 14 Sekunden
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Richard Adams

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams. Favourite track: Non So Piu by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Annunciation
5.11.197730 Protokoll, 39 Sekunden
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Wayne Sleep

Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep. Favourite track: La Belle Histoire D'Amour by Edith Piaf Book: Atlas of the stars Luxury: Poppy seeds
29.10.197728 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
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Claire Rayner

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner. Favourite track: Symphonie Espagnole In D Minor by Lalo Book: Guide to boat building Luxury: Bath with hot water, soap and towels
22.10.197724 Protokoll, 57 Sekunden
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Barry Sheene

Roy Plomley's castaway is motorcycling champion Barry Sheene. Favourite track: If You Should Leave Me Now by Chicago Book: Study book of six languages Luxury: Effigy of Denis Healey and a supply of pins
15.10.197725 Protokoll, 29 Sekunden
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Molly Weir

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Molly Weir. Favourite track: All In The April Evening by Glasgow Orpheus Choir Book: The Four Winds of Love by Compton MacKenzie Luxury: Typewriter, spare ribbons and paper
8.10.197727 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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Louis Fremaux

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Louis Fremaux. Favourite track: Fanfare by Benjamin Britten Book: Les Chansons De Bilitis by Pierre Louys Luxury: Manuscript paper and pens
1.10.197729 Protokoll, 34 Sekunden
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Mike Brearley

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Mike Brearley. Favourite track: String Quartet in C Sharp by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Anthology of English Verse Luxury: Golf clubs and balls
24.9.197725 Protokoll, 41 Sekunden
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Michael Croft

Roy Plomley's castaway is National Youth Theatre founder and director Michael Croft. Favourite track: Candle In The Wind by Elton John Book: Collected poetry by Rudyard Kipling Luxury: Still for making whisky
17.9.197724 Protokoll, 19 Sekunden
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Robin Richmond

Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Robin Richmond. Favourite track: A Walk To The Paradise Garden by Frederick Delius Book: Giles Cartoons by Carl Giles Luxury: Royal Albert Hall organ
10.9.197726 Protokoll, 40 Sekunden
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Dame Daphne Du Maurier

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dame Daphne Du Maurier. Favourite track: Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian Book: The collected works by Jane Austen Luxury: Whisky and ginger ale
3.9.197726 Protokoll, 21 Sekunden
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Dannie Abse

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse. Favourite track: String Quintet In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Collected poetry by W H Auden Luxury: Bed
27.8.197725 Protokoll, 35 Sekunden
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Deborah Kerr

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr. Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor by Antonin Dvořák Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Wool and a crochet hook
20.8.197725 Protokoll, 2 Sekunden
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A L Rowse

Roy Plomley's castaway is biographer A L Rowse. Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Christ Church Cathederal, Oxford Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: G. Seurat, Sunday On The Island Of La Grande Jat
13.8.197725 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Jessica Mitford

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Jessica Mitford. Favourite track: Die Moorsoldaten by Ernst Busch Book: Orphan Island by Rose Macaulay Luxury: Supply of gentlemen's relish
6.8.197725 Protokoll, 13 Sekunden
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Billy Connolly

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Connolly. Favourite track: At The Ball That's All by Laurel & Hardy Book: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Luxury: Electrical device to heat shaving foam
30.7.197723 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Arthur C Clarke

Roy Plomley's castaway is science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke. Favourite track: Violin Concerto in B Minor by Edward Elgar Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Solar-powered transistor radio
23.7.197726 Protokoll, 43 Sekunden
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Shirley Conran

Roy Plomley's castaway is designer Shirley Conran. Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Light on Yoga by B K S Iyengar Luxury: Oil painting equipment
16.7.197724 Protokoll, 28 Sekunden
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Clare Francis

Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor and journalist Clare Francis. Favourite track: La Mer by Claude Debussy Book: Volume on physics Luxury: Fresh-water shower
9.7.197725 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
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Miss Read

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Miss Read. Favourite track: The Importance Of Being Ernest (Act 1) by Oscar Wilde Book: The Diary of a Country Parson 1758-1802 by James Woodforde Luxury: Exercise books and ballpoint pens
2.7.197725 Protokoll, 47 Sekunden
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Jack Parnell

Roy Plomley's castaway is drummer Jack Parnell. Favourite track: Morning Star by Hubert Laws Book: Stories by W W Jacobs Luxury: Armchair
25.6.197727 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Derek Randall

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Derek Randall. Favourite track: The Sun Has Got His Hat On by BBC Dance Orchestra Book: The Guinness Book of Records Luxury: Bath with warm water
18.6.197721 Protokoll, 17 Sekunden
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Mirella Freni

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Mirella Freni. Favourite track: Im Abendrot by Richard Strauss Book: Gone With The Wind (in Italian) by Margaret Mitchell Luxury: Painting materials
11.6.197726 Protokoll, 40 Sekunden
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Sir Oliver Millar

Roy Plomley's castaway is surveyor of Queen's pictures Sir Oliver Millar. Favourite track: Sull Aria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Emma by Jane Austen Luxury: Sketchbook, pencil, pen and ink
4.6.197726 Protokoll, 12 Sekunden
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Marisa Robles

Roy Plomley's castaway is harpist Marisa Robles. Favourite track: Spring by Antonio Vivaldi Book: Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne and When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne Luxury: Oils and a comb
28.5.197726 Protokoll, 22 Sekunden
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P L Travers

Roy Plomley's castaway is creator of Mary Poppins P L Travers. Favourite track: Fear No More The Heat O' The Sun (from Cymbeline) by William Shakespeare Book: Thick blank book and a pen Luxury: Little marble Buddha
21.5.197726 Protokoll, 33 Sekunden
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Peggy Lee

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Peggy Lee. Favourite track: A Walk To The Paradise Garden by Leo Delius Book: Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood by Mary Strong Luxury: Picture of all her loved ones
14.5.197728 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Lord Home of The Hirsel

Roy Plomley's castaway is former Prime Minister Lord Home Of The Hirsel. Favourite track: The Twenty-Third Psalm by Glasgow Orpheus Choir Book: Comprehensive book on birds Luxury: Pair of field glasses
7.5.197725 Protokoll, 39 Sekunden
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David Niven

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor David Niven. Favourite track: Once More Unto The Breach (Henry V) by William Shakespeare Book: British army survival manual Luxury: Bed
30.4.197724 Protokoll, 30 Sekunden
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Magnus Magnusson

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster and writer Magnus Magnusson. Favourite track: Ar Vas Alda by Fostbraedur Male Choir Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Luxury: Pipe
23.4.197726 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Yehudi Menuhin

Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Favourite track: Ach Ich Fuhl's by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The collected works by John Donne Luxury: Album of photographs of his wife
16.4.197725 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
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Rod Hull

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Rod Hull. Book: The Boys' Own Annual For 1926 Luxury: Pianola and a supply of piano rolls
9.4.197726 Protokoll, 19 Sekunden
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Brigadier Peter Young

Roy Plomley's castaway is military historian Brigadier Peter Young. Favourite track: Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer Book: Large Blank Book With Pencils Luxury: Ton of treasure, dated about 1642
2.4.197726 Protokoll, 26 Sekunden
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Mary Martin

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and musician Mary Martin. Favourite track: I've Gotta Crow (from Peter Pan) by Mary Martin & Heller Halliday Book: Around The Year With Emmet Fox by Emmet Fox Luxury: Scissors, needles and thread
26.3.197724 Protokoll, 29 Sekunden
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Jacqueline Du Pre

Roy Plomley's castaway is cellist Jacqueline Du Pré. Favourite track: Piano Quintet In A Major by Franz Schubert Book: Thesaurus by Roget Luxury: Pencils and paper
19.3.197726 Protokoll, 46 Sekunden
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James Bolam

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Bolam. Favourite track: Violin Concerto in D by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien Luxury: Selected cases of French wine
12.3.197725 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Oliver Ford

Roy Plomley's castaway is designer Oliver Ford. Favourite track: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major by Edward Elgar Book: Volume on tropical flora and fauna Luxury: Orchid collection
5.3.197725 Protokoll, 53 Sekunden
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Merle Park

Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Merle Park. Favourite track: Im Abendrot by Richard Strauss Book: Fowler's Modern English Usage by Henry W Fowler Luxury: Piano
26.2.197726 Protokoll, 27 Sekunden
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Egon Ronay

Roy Plomley's castaway is food and wine expert Egon Ronay. Favourite track: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong by Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Champagne
19.2.197727 Protokoll, 14 Sekunden
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John Curry

Plomley's castaway is world-champion skater John Curry. Favourite track: Concerto in A Minor For Two Violins by Antonio Vivaldi Book: Transcript of the Erhard Seminar Training Course by Werner H Erhard Luxury: Pencils and paper
12.2.197726 Protokoll, 36 Sekunden
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Barry Tuckwell

Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Barry Tuckwell. Favourite track: String Quartet No. 14 In C Sharp Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Luxury: Family photo album
5.2.197727 Protokoll, 17 Sekunden
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Roy Dotrice

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Roy Dotrice. Favourite track: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas Book: The Complete Angler by Isaac Walton Luxury: Evening dress suit
29.1.197726 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
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Michael Holroyd

Roy Plomley's castaway is biographer Michael Holroyd. Favourite track: String Quartet No 16 (Opus 135) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The High Hill of the Muses by Hugh Kingsmill Luxury: Waterbed
22.1.197726 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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James Blades

Roy Plomley's castaway is percussionist James Blades. Favourite track: All People That On Earth Do Dwell by Benjamin Britten Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Charles Groves Luxury: Telescope
15.1.197727 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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Robert Dougall

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Robert Dougall. Favourite track: Recording Of Birdsong: Nightingale Book: Volume on tropical flora and fauna Luxury: Pair of field glasses
8.1.197725 Protokoll, 31 Sekunden
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Kenneth McKellar

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Kenneth McKellar. Favourite track: Frühling by Richard Strauss Book: Complete book of world cookery Luxury: Bicycle
1.1.197726 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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Charlie Cairoli

Roy Plomley's castaway is clown Charlie Cairoli. Favourite track: Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup by Nat King Cole Book: Survival manual Luxury: Champagne
25.12.197626 Protokoll, 45 Sekunden
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Sir Denys Lasdun

Roy Plomley's castaway is architect Sir Denys Lasdun. Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A book about the night sky Luxury: Telescope
18.12.197625 Protokoll, 14 Sekunden
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Gemma Jones

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Gemma Jones. Favourite track: Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Armchair
11.12.197623 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Igor Kipnis

Roy Plomley's castaway is harpsichordist Igor Kipnis. Favourite track: Symphony No. 35 In D by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Luxury: Clavichord
4.12.197626 Protokoll, 41 Sekunden
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Eric Idle

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Eric Idle. Favourite track: Cello Concerto in C by Franz Joseph Haydn Book: Compendium of world philosophy Luxury: Guitar
27.11.197622 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
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Anna Moffo

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Anna Moffo. Favourite track: Daphnis and Chloe by Maurice Ravel Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Piano
20.11.197624 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
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Christopher Milne

Roy Plomley's castaway is the original Christopher Robin, Christopher Milne. Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in D Major by Johannes Brahms Book: Bevis: The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies Luxury: Writing materials
13.11.197625 Protokoll, 38 Sekunden
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Anthony Quayle

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Anthony Quayle. Favourite track: A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn Book: The complete works by Edward Lear Luxury: Magnifying glass
6.11.197624 Protokoll, 35 Sekunden
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Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell

Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and explorer Lt-Colonel John Blashford-Snell. Favourite track: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major by Edward Elgar Book: The complete works by Rudyard Kipling Luxury: Malt whisky
30.10.197624 Protokoll, 2 Sekunden
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Norman Bailey

Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Norman Bailey. Favourite track: Verachtet Mir Die Meister Nicht by Richard Wagner Book: The Baha'i Revelation by Baha' i Allah Luxury: Calculator
23.10.197624 Protokoll, 11 Sekunden
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Anthony Powell

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Anthony Powell. Favourite track: Rio Grande by Constant Lambert Book: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov Luxury: Wine
16.10.197625 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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Alan Bates

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alan Bates. Favourite track: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Book: Anthology of Poetry Luxury: Flute
9.10.197624 Protokoll, 37 Sekunden
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Frank Muir

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Frank Muir. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 27 In B Flat Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Harploe Report by J L Carr Luxury: Navel brush
2.10.197626 Protokoll, 9 Sekunden
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Peter Quennell

Roy Plomley's castaway is editor of History Today Peter Quennell. Favourite track: Adagio In G Minor by Albinoni/Giazotto Book: Memoirs D'Outre-Tombe by François-René Vicomte De Chateaubriand Luxury: Champagne
25.9.197623 Protokoll, 44 Sekunden
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David Wilkie

Roy Plomley's castaway is swimmer David Wilkie. Favourite track: John McLaughlin by Miles Davis Book: English-Spanish Dictionary Luxury: Painting materials
18.9.197619 Protokoll, 37 Sekunden
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Michael Bond

Roy Plomley's castaway is creator of Paddington Bear Michael Bond. Favourite track: La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf Book: Photograph album Luxury: Grapevines
11.9.197623 Protokoll, 13 Sekunden
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George Cole

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor George Cole. Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in D by Jean Sibelius Book: The Form Book Luxury: Havana cigars
4.9.197620 Protokoll, 27 Sekunden
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Tolchard Evans

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Tolchard Evans. Favourite track: Lady Of Spain by Capital Symphony Book: Candide by Voltaire Luxury: Manuscript paper and pens
30.8.197623 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
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Penelope Keith

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Penelope Keith. Favourite track: Introduction and Allegro For Strings by Edward Elgar Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Lapsang Souchong tea
21.8.197622 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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James Galway

Roy Plomley's castaway is flautist James Galway. Favourite track: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Poetry from around the world Luxury: Golden flute
14.8.197623 Protokoll, 24 Sekunden
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Melvyn Bragg

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg. Favourite track: Pa Pa Pa... by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Champagne
7.8.197624 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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George Guest

Roy Plomley's castaway is organist and choir director George Guest. Favourite track: In Paradisum by Gabriel Fauré Book: The complete works by Saunders Lewis Luxury: Clavichord
31.7.197624 Protokoll, 2 Sekunden
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Mel Torme

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer-songwriter Mel Torme. Favourite track: On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring by Frederick Delius Book: Film directory Luxury: Air conditioner
24.7.197622 Protokoll
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Philip Larkin

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Philip Larkin. Favourite track: I'm Down In The Dumps by Bessie Smith Book: The collected works by George Bernard Shaw Luxury: Typewriter and paper
17.7.197625 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
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Alan Pascoe

Roy Plomley's castaway is hurdler Alan Pascoe. Favourite track: Looking For Space by John Denver Book: Gardeners' Yearbook Luxury: Diary & pencil
10.7.197621 Protokoll, 24 Sekunden
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Most Rev Rt Hon Stuart Blanch

Roy Plomley's castaway is Archbishop of York The Most Reverend And Rt Hon. Stuart Blanch. Favourite track: Bradenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Diary of an Old Soul by George MacDonald Fraser Luxury: Flute
3.7.197623 Protokoll, 31 Sekunden
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Philip Jones

Roy Plomley's castaway is trumpeter Philip Jones. Favourite track: Er Sterbe by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Luxury: Champagne
26.6.197625 Protokoll, 31 Sekunden
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Len Deighton

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Len Deighton. Favourite track: Lierder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen by Gustav Mahler Book: The Art of Modern French Cooking Luxury: Darkroom
19.6.197626 Protokoll, 19 Sekunden
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Malcolm Williamson

Roy Plomley's castaway is master of the Queen's music Malcolm Williamson. Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Lyric Dramas of Strindberg by August Strindberg Luxury: Puppet theatre
12.6.197627 Protokoll, 41 Sekunden
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Eric Simms

Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist and broadcaster Eric Simms. Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Natural History of Selbourne by Gilbert White Luxury: Tape recorder
5.6.197626 Protokoll, 54 Sekunden
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Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. Favourite track: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin Book: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Luxury: Writing materials
29.5.197626 Protokoll, 14 Sekunden
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Tony Greig

Plomley's castaway is cricketer Tony Greig. Favourite track: Husbands and Wives by Neil Diamond Book: Wisden Almanack For Cricketers Luxury: Bed
22.5.197624 Protokoll, 58 Sekunden
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John Laurie

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor John Laurie. Favourite track: The Music Makers by Edward Elgar Book: Dictionary Luxury: Reading glass with light
15.5.197626 Protokoll, 26 Sekunden
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John Napier

Roy Plomley's castaway is anatomist and anthropologist John Napier. Favourite track: Falling In Love Again by Marlene Dietrich Book: The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Luxury: Charles I silver tankard
8.5.197626 Protokoll, 15 Sekunden
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Sir William Gladstone

Roy Plomley's castaway is chief scout Sir William Gladstone. Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Chinese temple at Virginia Water (JB Pine)
1.5.197626 Protokoll, 36 Sekunden
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Glynis Johns

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Glynis Johns. Favourite track: Finlandia by Jean Sibelius Book: I Ching Luxury: Michelangelo's David
24.4.197625 Protokoll, 4 Sekunden
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Dr Christiaan Barnard

Roy Plomley's castaway is pioneering heart surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard. Favourite track: Spanish Eyes by Bert Kaempfert Book: The Best Of by Hermann Bessmann Luxury: Michelangelo's David
17.4.197622 Protokoll, 32 Sekunden
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John Pardoe

Roy Plomley's castaway is politician John Pardoe. Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Luxury: Piano
10.4.197627 Protokoll, 27 Sekunden
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Charlotte Rampling

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Charlotte Rampling. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Dune by Frank Herbert Luxury: Ballet picture by Degas
3.4.197625 Protokoll, 29 Sekunden
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Paul Theroux

Roy Plomley's castaway is travel writer Paul Theroux. Favourite track: Vergnügte Ruh by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Anthology of English Poetry from 1400 Luxury: Champagne
27.3.197625 Protokoll, 17 Sekunden
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Rosina Harrison

Roy Plomley's castaway is former lady's maid to Lady Astor, Rosina Harrison. Favourite track: Bless This House by Webster Booth Book: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Luxury: Picture called Summer Arangments by Nikolsky
20.3.197626 Protokoll, 27 Sekunden
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Noel Barber

Roy Plomley's castaway is correspondent Noel Barber. Favourite track: Piano Trio In B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Dictionary of Quotations Luxury: Piano
13.3.197628 Protokoll, 47 Sekunden
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Vincent Brome

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Vincent Brome. Favourite track: The Marriage Of Figaro (Overture) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Luxury: Inflatable rubber woman
6.3.197626 Protokoll, 44 Sekunden
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Sir Robert Mark

Roy Plomley's castaway is Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Robert Mark. Favourite track: Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana Book: The complete works by Lewis Carroll Luxury: Sleeping bag & TV that doesn't work
28.2.197629 Protokoll, 1 Sekunde
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Tim Rice

Roy Plomley's castaway is lyricist Tim Rice. Favourite track: Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette Book: The complete works by Lewis Carroll Luxury: Cricket bag
21.2.197624 Protokoll, 30 Sekunden
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Luciano Pavarotti

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Bicycle
14.2.197627 Protokoll, 8 Sekunden
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Lynn Seymour

Roy Plomley's castaway is ballerina Lynn Seymour. Favourite track: Abschied by Gustav Mahler Book: Civilisation by Kenneth Clarke Luxury: Champagne & dress
7.2.197626 Protokoll, 10 Sekunden
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Ronnie Scott

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz club impresario Ronnie Scott. Favourite track: Lever Du Jour by Maurice Ravel Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Luxury: Saxophone
31.1.197625 Protokoll, 51 Sekunden
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Gavin Lyall

Roy Plomley's castaway is thriller writer Gavin Lyall. Favourite track: March Of The Bob Cats by Bob Crosby's Bob Cats Book: From Here to Eternity by James Jones Luxury: Cards
24.1.197626 Protokoll, 34 Sekunden
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Noel Streatfeild

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Noel Streatfeild. Favourite track: The Old Hundredth Book: Forsythe Saga by John Galsworthy Luxury: Gardening kit
17.1.197626 Protokoll, 59 Sekunden