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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

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Quentin Poole

Roy Plomley's castaway is head chorister Quentin Poole. Favourite track: Mariner Man by William Walton Book: Novels by Agatha Christie Luxur...

21:56Dec 26, 1970

Joan Hammond

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Hammond. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In F by Jeanne Marie Darre Book: The Oxford English Di...

27:44Jul 27, 1970

Nyree Dawn Porter

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nyree Dawn Porter. Favourite track: Brief Lives by Roy Dotrice Book: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber...

22:40Mar 30, 1970

Isidore Godfrey

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Isidore Godfrey. Favourite track: Symphony in D Minor by César Franck Book: The scores of the symphonies...

23:46Feb 7, 1970

Val Doonican

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican. Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar

19:21Jan 19, 1970

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Roy Plomley's castaway is field marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Favourite track: Sei Nicht Bos (from Der Obersteiger) by Carl Zeller...

26:41Dec 20, 1969

Dudley Moore

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 B...

20:37Nov 15, 1969

Anthony Grey

Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey. Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric Handel Book: Di...

19:24Nov 1, 1969

Raymond Mays

Roy Plomley's castaway is car designer and former racer Raymond Mays. Favourite track: Love Will Find a Way by Jose Collins Book: Gaiety, Th...

21:34Oct 25, 1969

Henry Williamson

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Henry Williamson. Favourite track: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3) by Richard Wagner Book: The Story of My Heart...

22:16Oct 11, 1969

Peter Pears

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears. Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin Britten Book: Tropical Plants and Th...

26:20Jul 21, 1969

Evelyn Laye

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Evelyn Laye. Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner by Noel Coward Book: W...

23:01Jun 23, 1969

Alvar Lidell

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell. Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Lu...

25:29May 5, 1969

Dr Elsie Hall

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 Tol...

20:36Apr 28, 1969

Hetty King

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King. Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot

20:28Apr 14, 1969

Sir Alec Rose

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...

24:35Apr 7, 1969

Alan Pegler

Roy Plomley's castaway is owner of the Flying Scotsman Alan Pegler. Favourite track: Water Music Suite by George Frideric Handel Book: Compl...

25:46Jan 13, 1969

Arthur Askey

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey. Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Golf i...

22:01Dec 23, 1968

Sandy Powell

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell. Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxu...

21:05Nov 25, 1968

Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

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...

21:51Nov 18, 1968

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