Clive James

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster and writer Clive James.Favourite track: Baby Love by Diana Ross and The SupremesBook: Book about how to build a plane out of palm fronds and coconut fibre by Willy MesserschmittLuxury: Space invaders

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

Placido Domingo

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Placido Domingo.Favourite track: Otello by Giuseppe VerdiBook: Don Quixote by Miguel de CervantesLuxury: Video player and cassettes of his own performances

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

Arthur Askey

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey.Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyBook: Guinness Book of RecordsLuxury: Piano

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

Neville Marriner

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Neville Marriner.Favourite track: There Is No Rose by King's College Chapel ChoirBook: Life On Earth by David AttenboroughLuxury: Violin

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

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 PucciniBook: Poems by Rabindranath TagoreLuxury: Velazquez, Les Hilanderas

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

Tom Conti

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tom Conti.Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe VerdiBook: Summerhill by A S NeillLuxury: Piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tom Conti. Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Summerhill by A S Neill Luxury: Piano

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 AstaireBook: War and Peace by Leo TolstoyLuxury: Sherry

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

Derek Tangye

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Derek Tangye.Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor by Sergei RachmaninovBook: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel ProustLuxury: Astronomical telescope

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

Catherine Gaskin

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Catherine Gaskin.Favourite track: String Quartet in C Sharp Minor by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: The Story of Civilization by William DurantLuxury: Piano

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

Brian Glover

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Brian Glover.Favourite track: Like A Rolling Stone by Bob DylanBook: Card Games by John ScarneLuxury: MGTD 2952 car

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

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

Building the conversations around the premise of selecting 8 records to take to Desert Island, we listen in and learn about the lives and thoughts of many fascinating people, some now long gone. Where else can you eavesdrop on conversations with Roald Dahl, Sir Neville Marriner, Gregory Peck, Steven Sondheim and Dizzy Gillespie? The pacing is relaxed, almost soothing, and a welcome shift from our often frenetic world.

Fascinating Conversations with Icons of the Past

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980

Eric Idle

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Eric Idle.Favourite track: Cello Concerto in C by Franz Joseph HaydnBook: Compendium of world philosophyLuxury: Guitar

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

Roald Dahl

Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl.Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Johann Sebastian BachBook: The New Oxford Book of English Verse by Helen GardnerLuxury: Still, grapevine cuttings and tobacco seeds

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

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood.Favourite track: American Pie by Don MacLeanBook: Poetry  by e e cummingsLuxury: Piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood. Favourite track: American Pie by Don MacLean Book: Poetry by e e cummings Luxury: Piano

Natalie Wood

Billy Connolly

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Connolly.Favourite track: At The Ball That's All by Laurel &amp; HardyBook: Catch 22 by Joseph HellerLuxury: Electrical device to heat shaving foam

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Connolly. Favourite track: At The Ball That's All by Laurel &amp; Hardy Book: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Luxury: Electrical device to heat shaving foam

Philip Larkin

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Philip Larkin.Favourite track: I'm Down In The Dumps by Bessie SmithBook: The collected works by George Bernard ShawLuxury: Typewriter and paper

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

David Niven

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor David Niven.Favourite track: Once More Unto The Breach (Henry V) by William ShakespeareBook: British army survival manualLuxury: Bed

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

Alec Guinness

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness.Favourite track: Sonata No. 32 in C Minor (Opus 111) by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-CouchLuxury: Leather wallet containing photos of family &amp; dog

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 &amp; dog

Sir Alec Guinness

Joan Fontaine

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Joan Fontaine.Favourite track: Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard GriegBook: Single-volume encyclopaediaLuxury: The Taj Mahal

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

Charlotte Rampling

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Charlotte Rampling.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: Dune by Frank HerbertLuxury: Ballet picture by Degas

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

Luciano Pavarotti

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Luciano Pavarotti.Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBook: Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriLuxury: Bicycle

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

Peter Ustinov

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov.Favourite track: In Diesen Heil'Gen Hallen by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBook: Blank paper and pencilsLuxury: Bath with solar-heated water

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

Michael Palin

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin.Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward ElgarBook: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayLuxury: Bed

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

Gregory Peck

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Gregory Peck.Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: Abraham Lincoln by Carl SandburgLuxury: Cases of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild

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

David Attenborough

Roy Plomley's castaway is zoologist David Attenborough.Favourite track: String Quintet In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBook: Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life by William Barry LordLuxury: Binoculars

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

Paul Theroux

Roy Plomley's castaway is travel writer Paul Theroux.Favourite track: Vergnügte Ruh by Johann Sebastian BachBook: Anthology of English Poetry from 1400Luxury: Champagne

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

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dame Daphne Du Maurier.Favourite track: Spartacus by Aram KhachaturianBook: The collected works by Jane AustenLuxury: Whisky and ginger ale

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

Dame Daphne Du Maurier

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Elia Kazan.Favourite track: String Quartet in A Minor by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: The Iliad by HomerLuxury: 20 tons of pine needles

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

Elia Kazan

Dizzy Gillespie

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie Parker All StarsBook: Baha'i Prayer BookLuxury: Trumpet

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

Lauren Bacall

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lauren Bacall.Favourite track: My Mistress' Eyes (Sonnet 130) by William ShakespeareBook: Collected Short Stories  by John CheeverLuxury: Sun tan lotion

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

Derek Jacobi

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Derek Jacobi.Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner by Noel CowardBook: The complete works by Lord ByronLuxury: Waterbed

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

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