Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
John Paddy Carstairs
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs.
Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Book: Thesaurus by Roget
Luxury: Piano
7.12.1959 • 5 Protokoll, 23 Sekunden
Joan Sutherland
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland.
Favourite track: Mira, O Norma by Vincenzo Bellini
Book: Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto Goldschmidt
Luxury: Bed
23.11.1959 • 4 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
Benny Hill
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill.
Favourite track: Le Gamin de Paris by Yves Montand
Book: Collection of language courses
Luxury: Film camera
16.11.1959 • 8 Protokoll, 35 Sekunden
Alfred Hitchcock (1959)
Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is film director Alfred Hitchcock.
Favourite track: Siegfried's Horn Call by Richard Wagner
Book: Household Management by Mrs Beeton
Luxury: Continental railway timetable
This is the only extract the BBC has of this episode of Desert Island Discs.
19.10.1959 • 7 Protokoll, 36 Sekunden
Dave Brubeck
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck.
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Piano
12.10.1959 • 17 Protokoll, 6 Sekunden
Sir Leonard Hutton
Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton.
Book: History of cricket
Luxury: Golf clubs
7.9.1959 • 6 Protokoll, 36 Sekunden
John Snagge
Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge.
Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi
Luxury: Painting by Rembrandt
31.8.1959 • 2 Protokoll, 5 Sekunden
Lotte Lehmann
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann.
Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Luxury: Paintbox
22.6.1959 • 15 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
Judy Grinham
Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion swimmer Judy Grinham.
Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Typewriter and paper
9.3.1959 • 2 Protokoll, 26 Sekunden
John Osborne
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne.
Luxury: Perfume
19.1.1959 • 6 Protokoll, 17 Sekunden
Elena Gerhardt
Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt.
Book: A philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Luxury: Tapestry-making kit
10.11.1958 • 14 Protokoll
Richard Dimbleby
Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Richard Dimbleby.
Luxury: Piano
13.10.1958 • 5 Protokoll, 45 Sekunden
Alicia Markova
Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Alicia Markova.
Luxury: Perfume
22.9.1958 • 5 Protokoll, 43 Sekunden
Elsie & Doris Waters
Roy Plomley's castaways are comedians Elsie & Doris Waters.
Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith
Luxury: Sunshade and a garbage disposal unit
11.8.1958 • 6 Protokoll, 18 Sekunden
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
Book: French cookery book
Luxury: Sun-tan oil
28.7.1958 • 13 Protokoll, 35 Sekunden
Lupino Lane
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Lupino Lane.
Luxury: Camera
30.12.1957 • 9 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
Christopher Stone
Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ Christopher Stone.
Luxury: Paper and fountain pen
23.9.1957 • 9 Protokoll, 42 Sekunden
Leopold Stokowski
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Leopold Stokowski.
Luxury: Tape recorder
19.8.1957 • 5 Protokoll, 17 Sekunden
Fred Streeter
Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter.
Book: Gardening dictionary
Luxury: Greenhouse for growing orchids
15.7.1957 • 14 Protokoll, 11 Sekunden
Dennis Brain
Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain.
Book: Back numbers of motor magazines
Luxury: Typewriter and paper
13.8.1956 • 12 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
Tex Ritter
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and singer Tex Ritter.
Luxury: Cards and guitar
23.7.1956 • 6 Protokoll, 7 Sekunden
Jim Laker
Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Jim Laker.
Luxury: Cricket ball and a piano
9.7.1956 • 4 Protokoll, 55 Sekunden
Tod Slaughter
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tod Slaughter.
Luxury: Harmonica
24.3.1955 • 5 Protokoll, 38 Sekunden
Kirsten Flagstad
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kirsten Flagstad.
Luxury: Knitting needles and wool