Quentin Poole

Roy Plomley's castaway is head chorister Quentin Poole.Favourite track: Mariner Man by William WaltonBook: Novels by Agatha ChristieLuxury: Flute and music

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

Joan Hammond

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Hammond.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In F by Jeanne Marie DarreBook: The Oxford English DictionaryLuxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste

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

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nyree Dawn Porter.Favourite track: Brief Lives by Roy DotriceBook: The Thurber Carnival by James ThurberLuxury: Umbrella

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

Nyree Dawn Porter

Isidore Godfrey

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Isidore Godfrey.Favourite track: Symphony in D Minor by César FranckBook: The scores of the symphonies by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyLuxury: Piano

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

Val Doonican

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican.Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon &amp; GarfunkelBook: A Big AnthologyLuxury: Guitar

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican. Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon &amp; Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar

Viscount Montgomery

Roy Plomley's castaway is field marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.Favourite track: Sei Nicht Bos (from Der Obersteiger) by Carl ZellerBook: The History of Warfare by Viscount Montgomery of AlameinLuxury: Piano

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

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Dudley Moore

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 BeethovenBook: Study of psychologyLuxury: Piano

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

Anthony Grey

Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey.Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric HandelBook: DictionaryLuxury: Book stall in Victoria station

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

Raymond Mays

Roy Plomley's castaway is car designer and former racer Raymond Mays.Favourite track: Love Will Find a Way by Jose CollinsBook: Gaiety, Theatre of Enchantment by W MacQueen-PopeLuxury: Umbrella

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

Henry Williamson

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Henry Williamson.Favourite track: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3) by Richard WagnerBook: The Story of My Heart by Richard JefferiesLuxury: Cor anglais

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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Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears.Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin BrittenBook: Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation by Louis BruggemanLuxury: Bed

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

Peter Pears

Evelyn Laye

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Evelyn Laye.Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner by Noel CowardBook: White Magic by Alice BaileyLuxury: Cosmetics

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

Alvar Lidell

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell.Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz SchubertBook: Oxford English DictionaryLuxury: Playing cards

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell. Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dr Elsie Hall.Favourite track: Symphony No 1 in C Minor by Johannes BrahmsBook: War and Peace by Leo TolstoyLuxury: Billiard table, cue and balls

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

Dr Elsie Hall

Hetty King

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King.Book: History of the worldLuxury: Parrot

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King. Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot

Alec Rose

Roy Plomley's castaway is round-the-world sailor Sir Alec Rose.Favourite track: The Lord's Prayer by Eric Rogers Chorale and OrchestraBook: History of EnglandLuxury: Radio receiver

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

Sir Alec Rose

Alan Pegler

Roy Plomley's castaway is owner of the Flying Scotsman Alan Pegler.Favourite track: Water Music Suite by George Frideric HandelBook: Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLuxury: Insect repellent

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

Arthur Askey

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey.Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyBook: Golf instruction bookLuxury: Golf clubs and balls

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

Sandy Powell

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell.Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing CrosbyBook: My Autobiography by Charlie ChaplinLuxury: Violin

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell. Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxury: Violin

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 BachBook: Anthology of modern British poetryLuxury: Chess set

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

Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

Marty Feldman

Roy Plomley's castaway is scriptwriter Marty Feldman.Favourite track: Concerto in D Minor for Oboe, Strings and Continuo (Opus 9 No 2) by Tomaso Giovanni AlbinoniBook: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyLuxury: Piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is scriptwriter Marty Feldman. Favourite track: Concerto in D Minor for Oboe, Strings and Continuo (Opus 9 No 2) by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Luxury: Piano

Louis Armstrong

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong.Favourite track: Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong and his All StarsBook: His own autobiographyLuxury: Trumpet

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. Favourite track: Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars Book: His own autobiography Luxury: Trumpet

Dame Gladys Cooper

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Dame Gladys Cooper.Favourite track: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Frederick DeliusBook: Anthology of poetryLuxury: Tape recorder

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Dame Gladys Cooper. Favourite track: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Frederick Delius Book: Anthology of poetry Luxury: Tape recorder

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