Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1970-1986

Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1970-1986

BBC

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

32 minutes 49 seconds

Julian Bream

Julian Bream first played the guitar on radio in Children's Hour when he was only 13. This led to guest appearances in a series on the Light Programme, and so his career took off. Before long he also took up the lute and played his part in the revival of interest in early music. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his long career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

9 July 1983, 5:25 pm
29 minutes 29 seconds

Rosamond Lehmann

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Rosamond Lehmann.
Favourite track: Nunc Dimittis by Burgon Book: Letters by Marquise de Sevigne Luxury: Writing Materials

13 November 1982, 6:15 pm
31 minutes 5 seconds

N.Busch, J.Kuchmy, M.Parry, M.Wilson

Roy Plomley's castaways are members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Book: Books by Hector Berlioz, Charles Dickens, Hugh Johnson and a cookery book Luxury: Razor and shaving soap, a video player with a tape of Laurel & Hardy, wine and a violin

9 October 1982, 5:15 pm
32 minutes 38 seconds

Helene Hanff

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Helene Hanff.
Favourite track: In Tears Of Grief by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Memoirs by Louis De Rouvroy Luxury: Scrabble

19 December 1981, 6:15 pm
29 minutes 10 seconds

Alan Howard

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alan Howard.
Favourite track: Symphony No. 15 In D by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Piano manual Luxury: Piano

5 December 1981, 6:15 pm
33 minutes 42 seconds

James Clavell

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist James Clavell.
Favourite track: The Impossible Dream by Roberta Flack Book: The Koran

14 November 1981, 6:15 pm
32 minutes 47 seconds

Joseph Cotten

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Joseph Cotten.
Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: Gardening manual Luxury: Boat building book

30 October 1981, 7:14 pm
27 minutes 46 seconds

Elspeth Huxley

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Elspeth Huxley.
Favourite track: Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg Book: Novels by P G Wodehouse Luxury: Camera and film

17 October 1981, 5:15 pm
29 minutes 31 seconds

Terry Hands

Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Terry Hands.
Favourite track: String Quartet in C by Franz Joseph Haydn Book: Dictionary Luxury: Cello

8 August 1981, 5:15 pm
31 minutes 40 seconds

Gillian Lynne

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Gillian Lynne.
Favourite track: Concerto For Double String Orchestra by Michael Tippett Book: French language course Luxury: Eyelash curlers

11 July 1981, 5:15 pm
33 minutes 50 seconds

Eric Shilling

Roy Plomley's castaway is bass singer Eric Shilling.
Favourite track: Deh Vieni Non Tardar by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Collin's Albatross Book of Verse by Louis Untermeyer Luxury: Astronomical telescope

30 May 1981, 5:15 pm
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