Explore every episode of the podcast Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1942-1959
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Paddy Carstairs | 07 Dec 1959 | 00:05:23 | |
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 | |||
| Joan Sutherland | 23 Nov 1959 | 00:04:55 | |
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 | |||
| Elena Gerhardt | 10 Nov 1958 | 00:14:00 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt. Book: A philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Tapestry-making kit | |||
| Richard Dimbleby | 13 Oct 1958 | 00:05:45 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Richard Dimbleby. Luxury: Piano | |||
| Alicia Markova | 22 Sep 1958 | 00:05:43 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Alicia Markova. Luxury: Perfume | |||
| Elsie & Doris Waters | 11 Aug 1958 | 00:06:18 | |
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 | |||
| Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | 28 Jul 1958 | 00:13:35 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Book: French cookery book Luxury: Sun-tan oil | |||
| Lupino Lane | 30 Dec 1957 | 00:09:42 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Lupino Lane. Luxury: Camera | |||
| Christopher Stone | 23 Sep 1957 | 00:09:42 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ Christopher Stone. Luxury: Paper and fountain pen | |||
| Leopold Stokowski | 19 Aug 1957 | 00:05:17 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Leopold Stokowski. Luxury: Tape recorder | |||
| Fred Streeter | 15 Jul 1957 | 00:14:11 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter. Book: Gardening dictionary Luxury: Greenhouse for growing orchids | |||
| Dennis Brain | 13 Aug 1956 | 00:12:55 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain. Book: Back numbers of motor magazines Luxury: Typewriter and paper | |||
| Benny Hill | 16 Nov 1959 | 00:08:35 | |
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 | |||
| Tex Ritter | 23 Jul 1956 | 00:06:07 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and singer Tex Ritter. Luxury: Cards and guitar | |||
| Jim Laker | 09 Jul 1956 | 00:04:55 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Jim Laker. Luxury: Cricket ball and a piano | |||
| Tod Slaughter | 24 Mar 1955 | 00:05:38 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tod Slaughter. Luxury: Harmonica | |||
| Kirsten Flagstad | 29 Apr 1952 | 00:09:52 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kirsten Flagstad. Luxury: Knitting needles and wool | |||
| Alfred Hitchcock (1959) | 19 Oct 1959 | 00:07:36 | |
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. | |||
| Dave Brubeck | 12 Oct 1959 | 00:17:06 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck. Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano | |||
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 07 Sep 1959 | 00:06:36 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton. Book: History of cricket Luxury: Golf clubs | |||
| John Snagge | 31 Aug 1959 | 00:02:05 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge. Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi Luxury: Painting by Rembrandt | |||
| Lotte Lehmann | 22 Jun 1959 | 00:15:18 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann. Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Paintbox | |||
| Judy Grinham | 09 Mar 1959 | 00:02:26 | |
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 | |||
| John Osborne | 19 Jan 1959 | 00:06:17 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne. Luxury: Perfume | |||