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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Giovanni Martinelli | 18 Jun 1962 | 00:18:26 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Giovanni Martinelli. Favourite track: Tu, ca nun Chaigne by Enrico Caruso Book: Inferno by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Bronze statuette of David by Verrocchio | |||
| Eric Hosking | 04 Jun 1962 | 00:08:47 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is ornithologist Eric Hosking. Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward Elgar Book: Field guide to the island's birds Luxury: Camera and film | |||
| Sidney Nolan | 21 May 1962 | 00:10:54 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Sidney Nolan. Favourite track: Les Illuminations by Benjamin Britten Book: Chinese language course Luxury: Snorkel mask | |||
| Robert Morley | 23 Apr 1962 | 00:10:16 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Robert Morley. Book: The rules of patience Luxury: Two packs of cards with photographs of family on the backs | |||
| Raymond Glendenning | 26 Mar 1962 | 00:08:00 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is sports commentator Raymond Glendenning. Favourite track: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Bach/Stokowski Book: Pears Cyclopaedia Luxury: Watercolour paints | |||
| Colonel A D Wintle | 12 Mar 1962 | 00:16:19 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer Colonel A D Wintle. Favourite track: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Large blank book Luxury: Dog whip | |||
| Sir John Gielgud | 29 Jan 1962 | 00:10:10 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir John Gielgud. Favourite track: Double Violin Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Luxury: Watercolour of Versailles by Raoul Dufy | |||
| Rupert Davies | 13 Nov 1961 | 00:08:02 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rupert Davies. Favourite track: Elegie by Jules Massenet Book: Candide by Voltaire Luxury: Lump of jade | |||
| Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall | 18 Sep 1961 | 00:06:30 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor Sir Stephen King-Hall. Favourite track: Jesu Maria (from The Dream of Gerontius) by Edward Elgar Book: Parliamentary Practice by Thomas Erskine-May Luxury: Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington | |||
| Julian Bream | 05 Jun 1961 | 00:17:11 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is guitarist Julian Bream. Favourite track: Quintet in C Major (Opus 163) by Franz Schubert Book: Collection of 16th and 17th century English poetry Luxury: Guitar, manuscript paper and pens | |||
| 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 | |||
| Kingsley Amis | 29 May 1961 | 00:03:02 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Kingsley Amis. Favourite track: Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble by Bud Freeman and his Famous Chicagoans Book: Collected poetry by Robert Graves Luxury: American whiskey | |||
| Pietro Annigoni | 15 May 1961 | 00:06:15 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Pietro Annigoni. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 20 in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: International timetable of ships and trains Luxury: Drawing materials and a pillow | |||
| Ralph Reader | 08 May 1961 | 00:08:08 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and director Ralph Reader. Favourite track: These are the Times by The Gang Show Book: Goodbye Mr Chips by James Hilton Luxury: Typewriter and paper | |||
| James Mason | 06 Mar 1961 | 00:03:22 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Mason. Favourite track: My Man by Billie Holiday Book: Finnegans Wake by James Joyce Luxury: Bagpipes | |||
| Ursula Bloom | 14 Nov 1960 | 00:04:13 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Ursula Bloom. Favourite track: Message to the Empire (25 December 1939) by HM King George VI Book: Book of Common Prayer Luxury: Writing materials | |||
| Danny Blanchflower | 15 Aug 1960 | 00:07:54 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is footballer Danny Blanchflower. Favourite track: The Breeze and I by Caterina Valente Book: The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell Luxury: Golf clubs and balls | |||
| Antal Dorati | 25 Jul 1960 | 00:14:38 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Antal Dorati. Favourite track: O, Namenlose Freude (from Fidelio) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Personally-compiled anthology Luxury: Painting of a sleeping girl by Dominico Feti | |||
| Claudio Arrau | 04 Jul 1960 | 00:15:28 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Claudio Arrau. Favourite track: Symphony No 9 in C Major by Franz Schubert Book: Works by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Early Chinese statuette | |||
| Sir Alec Guinness | 27 Jun 1960 | 00:24:24 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness. Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Giuseppe Verdi Book: Paradise Lost by John Milton Luxury: Apricot brandy | |||
| Julian Slade | 20 Jun 1960 | 00:05:31 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Julian Slade. Favourite track: Art Thou Troubled? by George Frideric Handel Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Violin | |||
| 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 | |||
| Sir Adrian Boult | 28 Mar 1960 | 00:04:58 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Adrian Boult. Favourite track: Symphony No 36 in C Major (Rehearsal) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Luxury: Blanket | |||
| Russ Conway | 14 Mar 1960 | 00:06:11 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is pop pianist Russ Conway. Book: Omnibus edition of Hornblower stories by C.S. Forester Luxury: Typewriter and paper | |||
| Sir Arthur Bryant | 22 Feb 1960 | 00:01:48 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Sir Arthur Bryant. Favourite track: Sweet Nightingale by Alfred Deller & Desmond Dupre Book: Life of Johnson by James Boswell Luxury: Painting by Kneller of a girl in a golden gown | |||
| Léon Goossens | 15 Feb 1960 | 00:17:00 | |
Roy Plomley's castaway is oboist Leon Goossens. Favourite track: I Call on Thee, O Lord (Choral Prelude) by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Nautical almanac Luxury: Camp bed | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||