Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1960-1969

Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1960-1969

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

6 minutes 10 seconds

Moira Anderson

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

13 December 1969, 9:00 am
8 minutes 37 seconds

Lillian Board

Roy Plomley's castaway is athlete Lillian Board.
Favourite track: Theme From Zorba the Greek by Theodorakis Book: Family photograph album Luxury: Bed

29 November 1969, 7:00 pm
7 minutes 52 seconds

Irmgard Seefried

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

22 November 1969, 7:00 pm
19 minutes 24 seconds

Anthony Grey

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

1 November 1969, 10:53 am
7 minutes 35 seconds

Cliff Morgan

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

27 September 1969, 7:00 pm
3 minutes 28 seconds

Des O'Connor

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

1 September 1969, 12:25 pm
7 minutes 38 seconds

Olivia Manning

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

25 August 1969, 12:25 pm
1 minute 48 seconds

Rachael Heyhoe

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

28 July 1969, 12:25 pm
4 minutes 34 seconds

Vincent Price

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

14 July 1969, 12:25 pm
20 minutes 36 seconds

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 Tolstoy Luxury: Billiard table, cue and balls

28 April 1969, 10:51 am
20 minutes 50 seconds

Lady Diana Cooper

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

24 March 1969, 9:00 am
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