Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

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

  • 21 minutes 56 seconds
    Quentin Poole

    Roy Plomley's castaway is head chorister Quentin Poole.

    Favourite track: Mariner Man by William Walton Book: Novels by Agatha Christie Luxury: Flute and music

    26 December 1970, 6:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 44 seconds
    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 Dictionary Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste

    27 July 1970, 11:41 am
  • 22 minutes 40 seconds
    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 Luxury: Umbrella

    30 March 1970, 11:40 am
  • 23 minutes 46 seconds
    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 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Luxury: Piano

    7 February 1970, 6:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 21 seconds
    Val Doonican

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican.

    Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar

    19 January 1970, 11:39 am
  • 26 minutes 41 seconds
    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 Book: The History of Warfare by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Luxury: Piano

    20 December 1969, 6:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 37 seconds
    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 Beethoven Book: Study of psychology Luxury: Piano

    15 November 1969, 10:53 am
  • 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
  • 21 minutes 34 seconds
    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, Theatre of Enchantment by W MacQueen-Pope Luxury: Umbrella

    25 October 1969, 7:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 16 seconds
    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 by Richard Jefferies Luxury: Cor anglais

    11 October 1969, 7:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 20 seconds
    Peter Pears

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears.

    Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin Britten Book: Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation by Louis Bruggeman Luxury: Bed

    21 July 1969, 11:25 am
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