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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.

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Listen to Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960, a Society & Culture podcast by BBC. Stream 14 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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14 episodes

Cliff Richard

Roy Plomley's castaway is pop singer Cliff Richard. Cliff talks about growing up in India and discovering that he had a talent for music; ho...

20:23Oct 31, 1960

Godfrey Talbot

Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist Godfrey Talbot. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: Critical an...

22:32Aug 29, 1960

Liberace

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace. Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Magic of Believ...

22:48May 23, 1960

George Thalben-Ball

Roy Plomley's castaway is organist George Thalben-Ball. Favourite track: Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Three Men in a Boat by...

23:09Oct 26, 1959

Charles Mackerras

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras. Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine

27:10Aug 24, 1959

Percy Kahn

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Percy Kahn. Luxury: Tape recorder

23:06Sep 8, 1958

Hephzibah Menuhin

Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin. Luxury: Chinese language course

23:27Aug 25, 1958

Agnes Nicholls

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls. Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume

23:03May 19, 1958

Roy Plomley

Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley. Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper

26:08May 12, 1958

Ben Lyon

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon. Luxury: Film projector and films of family

19:20Feb 17, 1958

Sir Thomas Beecham

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. Luxury: Havana cigars

20:31Dec 23, 1957

Bransby Williams

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bransby Williams. Luxury: Paper and pencils

25:39Nov 4, 1957

Stan Kenton

Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Stan Kenton. Book: The Mature Mind by H. L. Overstreet

18:19Apr 9, 1956

Bebe Daniels

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Bebe Daniels. Luxury: Typewriter and paper

19:15Apr 2, 1956

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