Explore every episode of the podcast Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1960-1969
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moira Anderson | 13 Dec 1969 | 00:06:10 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Moira Anderson. Favourite track: Dr MacLeod's Fancy by John Ellis & Highland Country Dance Band Book: Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell Luxury: Bathroom suite | |||
| Lillian Board | 29 Nov 1969 | 00:08:37 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is athlete Lillian Board. Favourite track: Theme From Zorba the Greek by Theodorakis Book: Family photograph album Luxury: Bed | |||
| Irmgard Seefried | 22 Nov 1969 | 00:07:52 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Irmgard Seefried. Favourite track: Violin Concerto in D Major (Opus 61) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Herr, Hier Bin Ich (Prayers of Life) Luxury: String of pearls | |||
| 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 | |||
| Cliff Morgan | 27 Sep 1969 | 00:07:35 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is rugby player Cliff Morgan. Favourite track: Westminster (Narration with Sound Effects) by Hywel Davies Book: Teach-yourself encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano | |||
| Des O'Connor | 01 Sep 1969 | 00:03:28 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and actor Des O'Connor. Favourite track: Caught in the Act by Victor Borge Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Daily delivery of The Sporting Life | |||
| Olivia Manning | 25 Aug 1969 | 00:07:38 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Olivia Manning. Favourite track: The Swan of Tuonela (Opus 22 No 2) by Jean Sibelius Book: Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompson Luxury: Clue to buried treasure | |||
| Rachael Heyhoe | 28 Jul 1969 | 00:01:48 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is women's cricket captain Rachael Heyhoe. Favourite track: Nursery School by Joyce Grenfell Book: Book on desert island cookery Luxury: Ukelele | |||
| Vincent Price | 14 Jul 1969 | 00:04:34 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Vincent Price. Favourite track: America the Beautiful by Vincent Price Book: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Luxury: Double bed | |||
| 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 | |||
| Lady Diana Cooper | 24 Mar 1969 | 00:20:50 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and actress Lady Diana Cooper. Favourite track: Die Walkure - Wotan Puts Brunnhilde to Sleep by Richard Wagner Book: Volumes of her autobiography Luxury: Bag of pillows, in which she will smuggle in her dog | |||
| Mary Wilson | 10 Mar 1969 | 00:09:13 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Mary Wilson. Favourite track: Faust (Final Chorus) by Charles Gounod Book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Luxury: Make-up set, mirror and comb | |||
| Edward Downes | 17 Feb 1969 | 00:09:43 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Edward Downes. Favourite track: Bailero by Mardeleine Grey Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Chinese language course | |||
| Lord David Cecil | 03 Feb 1969 | 00:06:19 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Lord David Cecil. Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Donatello's great altar in St Anthony's Church, Padua | |||
| Maggie Fitzgibbon | 27 Jan 1969 | 00:06:47 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Maggie Fitzgibbon. Favourite track: Paddlin' Madelin' Home by Graham 'Smacka' Fitzgibbon Book: The Birdman of Alcatraz by Robert Stroud Luxury: Alabaster cherub | |||
| Rosea Kemp | 25 Dec 1968 | 00:05:07 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is weather forecaster Rosea Kemp. Favourite track: Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) by George Frideric Handel Book: Enquire Within Upon Everything Luxury: Four poster bed | |||
| 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 | |||
| Billy Russell | 07 Oct 1968 | 00:05:21 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Russell. Favourite track: The Lord's Prayer by Gracie Fields Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Painting materials | |||
| Richard Rodney Bennett | 09 Sep 1968 | 00:06:28 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Richard Rodney Bennett. Favourite track: Jeux by Claude Debussy Book: The Atlantic Book by Edith Sitwell Luxury: Piano | |||
| Carlo Maria Giulini | 19 Aug 1968 | 00:15:24 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Carlo Maria Giulini. Favourite track: String Quartet No 15 in A Minor (Opus 132) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Mirror of Perfection - The Praise of Created Things by St Francis of Assisi | |||
| Eleanor Bron | 24 Jun 1968 | 00:04:48 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Eleanor Bron. Favourite track: Im Fruhling by Franz Schubert Book: Bi-lingual edition by Homer Luxury: Sycamore trees | |||
| Sir Gordon Russell | 03 Jun 1968 | 00:10:05 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is designer Sir Gordon Russell. Favourite track: Water Music Suite by George Frideric Handel Book: The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White Luxury: Claret | |||
| Trevor Nunn | 20 May 1968 | 00:02:18 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is Royal Shakespeare Company Director Trevor Nunn. Favourite track: The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel Book: Yoga manual Luxury: Kingsize cigarette | |||
| Dame Maggie Teyte | 15 Apr 1968 | 00:17:52 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Dame Maggie Teyte. | |||
| Russell Braddon | 08 Apr 1968 | 00:13:26 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Russell Braddon. Favourite track: Casta Diva (from Norma) by Vincenzo Bellini Book: History of the World Luxury: Red ink | |||
| Alfie Bass | 01 Apr 1968 | 00:04:08 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alfie Bass. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Encyclopaedia | |||
| Susan Hampshire | 03 Feb 1968 | 00:05:41 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Susan Hampshire. Favourite track: Paris au Mois d'Aout by Charles Aznavour Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Painting, or a 16th-century patch box | |||
| John Mortimer | 20 Jan 1968 | 00:10:40 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright and barrister John Mortimer. Favourite track: Voi Che Sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Marble bath with constant hot water | |||
| Jacques Loussier | 25 Nov 1967 | 00:05:02 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Jacques Loussier. Favourite track: Come Thou, the World's Redeemer (Choral Prelude) by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Men, Beasts and Gods by Ferdinand Ossendowski Luxury: Painting of the Crucifixion by Salvador Dali | |||
| Irene Worth | 18 Nov 1967 | 00:06:58 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Irene Worth. Favourite track: Five Pieces for Orchestra No.1 by Arnold Schoenberg Book: Textbook on anthropology Luxury: The Beatles new colour television show | |||
| Denis Matthews | 30 Oct 1967 | 00:03:36 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Denis Matthews. Favourite track: Quartet in C Sharp Minor (Opus 131) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Loom of Language by Frederick Bodmer Luxury: Telescope | |||
| Professor Sir Denis Brogan | 21 Oct 1967 | 00:02:47 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is academic and broadcaster Professor Sir Denis Brogan. Favourite track: The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky Book: Works by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Writing materials | |||
| Doris Arnold | 25 Sep 1967 | 00:04:10 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Doris Arnold. Favourite track: Praise to the Holiest (from The Dream of Gerontius) by Edward Elgar Book: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Luxury: Mink coat | |||
| Lord Ritchie-Calder | 26 Jun 1967 | 00:09:06 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is academic and writer Lord Ritchie-Calder. Favourite track: J'Attendrai by Jean Sablon Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Tape recorder | |||
| John Barry | 22 May 1967 | 00:03:09 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer and conductor John Barry. Favourite track: The Crusaders in Pskov from Alexander Nevsky, Opus 78 by Sergei Prokofiev Book: Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis Luxury: Piano | |||
| Very Reverend Dr W R Matthews | 01 May 1967 | 00:07:56 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is the Dean of St Paul's, the Very Reverend Dr W R Matthews. Favourite track: Gloria in Excelsis (from Mass in D) by Franz Joseph Haydn Book: Republic by Plato Luxury: Beginner's guide to making rafts | |||
| John Schlesinger | 10 Apr 1967 | 00:02:26 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is film director John Schlesinger. Favourite track: Morgen (Opus 27 No 4) by Richard Strauss Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Luxury: Insect repellent | |||
| Dick Francis | 27 Mar 1967 | 00:09:09 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and journalist Dick Francis. Favourite track: I Left My Heart in San Francisco by Tony Bennett Book: The Spirit of St Louis by Charles Lindbergh Luxury: Mirror | |||
| Barry Briggs | 13 Mar 1967 | 00:05:12 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is world speedway champion Barry Briggs. Favourite track: You Oughta be in Pictures by Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Surfboard | |||
| Richard Goolden | 23 Jan 1967 | 00:04:31 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Richard Goolden. Favourite track: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? by Marlene Dietrich Book: The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb Luxury: Cigars and a dinner jacket | |||
| Gwendoline Kirby | 24 Dec 1966 | 00:05:40 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is Matron of Great Ormond Street Hospital Gwendoline Kirby. Favourite track: The Lord is My Shepherd (Brother James's Air) by The Orpington Junior Singers Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien Luxury: Field glasses | |||
| Jack Brabham | 19 Dec 1966 | 00:11:34 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is racing driver Jack Brabham. Favourite track: Our Love is Here to Stay by Nat King Cole Book: Textbook on advanced mechanical engineering Luxury: Not required | |||
| Captain John Ridgway & Sargeant Chay Blyth | 05 Dec 1966 | 00:22:02 | |
Roy Plomley's castaways are rowers John Ridgway & Chay Blyth. Favourite track: Sinfonia Antarctica by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Dictionary and Anthology of poetry Luxury: Shaving kit and a leather armchair | |||
| Jacques Brunius | 17 Oct 1966 | 00:01:23 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Jacques Brunius. Favourite track: West End Blues by Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven Book: Complete works by Lewis Carroll Luxury: Broken and unplayable pop record | |||
| Nina & Frederick | 13 Jun 1966 | 00:05:56 | |
Roy Plomley's castaways are singers Nina & Frederick. Favourite track: Qual cor, qual cor tradisti by Vincenzo Bellini Book: I Ching and The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Harp and a flute | |||
| Henry Cooper | 16 May 1966 | 00:07:05 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper. Favourite track: Ave Maria by Franz Schubert Book: Do-it-yourself manual Luxury: Training gear | |||
| Bob & Alf Pearson | 25 Apr 1966 | 00:05:19 | |
Roy Plomley's castaways are duettists Bob & Alf Pearson. Favourite track: Tiger Rag Book: ABC Railway Timetable and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill Luxury: Seeds and a piano | |||
| Terry Scott | 11 Apr 1966 | 00:05:34 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and actor Terry Scott. Favourite track: The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: French language course Luxury: Eau de Cologne | |||
| G O Nickalls | 21 Mar 1966 | 00:05:44 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is rower G O Nickalls. Favourite track: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Pear's Cyclopaedia Luxury: Rembrandt's Titus | |||
| Sir Frank Francis | 14 Mar 1966 | 00:03:40 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is British Museum Director Sir Frank Francis. Favourite track: Symphony No 5 in C Minor (Opus 67) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope and the Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Golf clubs and balls | |||