Explore every episode of the podcast Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Poole | 26 Dec 1970 | 00:21:56 | |
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 | 27 Jul 1970 | 00:27:44 | |
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 | |||
| Peter Pears | 21 Jul 1969 | 00:26:20 | |
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 | |||
| Evelyn Laye | 23 Jun 1969 | 00:23:01 | |
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 | 05 May 1969 | 00:25:29 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell. Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards | |||
| Dr Elsie Hall | 28 Apr 1969 | 00:20:36 | |
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 | |||
| Hetty King | 14 Apr 1969 | 00:20:28 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King. Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot | |||
| Sir Alec Rose | 07 Apr 1969 | 00:24:35 | |
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 | |||
| Alan Pegler | 13 Jan 1969 | 00:25:46 | |
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 | 23 Dec 1968 | 00:22:01 | |
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 | 25 Nov 1968 | 00:21:05 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell. Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxury: Violin | |||
| Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger | 18 Nov 1968 | 00:21:51 | |
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 | |||
| Nyree Dawn Porter | 30 Mar 1970 | 00:22:40 | |
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 | |||
| Sir Paul Gore-Booth | 13 Nov 1968 | 00:23:33 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is Head of the Diplomatic Service Sir Paul Gore-Booth. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 20 in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Books by Mary Baker Eddy Luxury: Piano | |||
| Richard Baker | 28 Oct 1968 | 00:20:38 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Richard Baker. Favourite track: Symphony No 40 in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Novels by Jane Austen Luxury: Bed | |||
| Marty Feldman | 23 Sep 1968 | 00:23:43 | |
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 | 25 Aug 1968 | 00:25:04 | |
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 | 23 Dec 1967 | 00:03:12 | |
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 | |||
| Fenella Fielding | 05 Jun 1967 | 00:21:06 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Fenella Fielding. Favourite track: Long Long Summer by Dizzy Gillespie Book: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Luxury: French silk-lined leather gloves | |||
| Georg Solti | 26 Dec 1966 | 00:24:14 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Georg Solti. Favourite track: Falstaff (Act 2 Scene 1) by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Michelangelo's The Last Judgement | |||
| Derek Oldham | 12 Sep 1966 | 00:23:06 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and comedian Derek Oldham. Favourite track: Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica Luxury: Insect repellent | |||
| Bill Simpson | 30 May 1966 | 00:22:00 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bill Simpson. Favourite track: Symphony No 5 in C Minor (Opus 67) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Songs and poems by Robert Burns Luxury: Sports equipment | |||
| Andrew Cruickshank | 14 Feb 1966 | 00:24:32 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Andrew Cruickshank. Favourite track: The Twenty-Third Psalm by Glasgow Orpheus Choir Book: Journal by Søren Kierkegaard Luxury: Renoir's The Bar at the Folies Bergere | |||
| Isidore Godfrey | 07 Feb 1970 | 00:23:46 | |
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 | |||
| Patience Strong | 10 Jan 1966 | 00:25:42 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Patience Strong. Favourite track: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo) by Felix Mendelssohn Book: Complete works by William Wordsworth Luxury: Indian painting showing the Crucifixion | |||
| Earl of Harewood | 25 Dec 1965 | 00:23:44 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and musician Earl of Harewood. Favourite track: Quintet in C Major (Opus 163 D 956) by Franz Schubert Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Typewriter | |||
| Val Doonican | 19 Jan 1970 | 00:19:21 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican. Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar | |||
| Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 20 Dec 1969 | 00:26:41 | |
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 | |||
| Dudley Moore | 15 Nov 1969 | 00:20:37 | |
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 | 01 Nov 1969 | 00:19:24 | |
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 | 25 Oct 1969 | 00:21:34 | |
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 | 11 Oct 1969 | 00:22:16 | |
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 | |||