Desert Island Discs

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Dorothy Dunnett Apr 24, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Dunnett.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Guitar

Brian Aldiss Apr 17, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and critic Brian Aldiss.

Favourite track: Sonata In A by Franz Schubert Book: Rasselas by Dr Samuel Johnson Luxury: Time machine

Julia McKenzie Apr 10, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Julia McKenzie.

Favourite track: Skylark by Johnny Mandel and his Orchestra Book: Act One by Moss Hart Luxury: Painting materials

Richard Armstrong Apr 03, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Richard Armstrong.

Favourite track: Tristan's Monologue by Richard Wagner Book: Piano Sonatas by Beethoven Luxury: Piano

Sir William Walton Mar 27, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir William Walton.

Favourite track: Violin Concerto by William Walton Book: The Education of a Gardener by Russel Page Luxury: Funicular for hills

Lord Bernard Miles Mar 20, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is founder of the Mermaid Bernard Miles.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 24 In C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The Odyssey (Translation by W H D Rouse) by Homer Luxury: Box of notebooks, pencils and sharpeners

George Chisholm Mar 13, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trombonist George Chisholm.

Favourite track: I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan by Jack Teagarden Book: Novels by P G Wodehouse Luxury: Engraved glass and supply of bitter lemon

Dame Eva Turner Mar 06, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is prima donna Dame Eva Turner.

Favourite track: Umbra Di Nube by Claudia Muzio Book: Inferno by Dante Alighieri Luxury: Castanets

John Osborne Feb 27, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright John Osborne.

Favourite track: The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Holy Living and Holy Dying by Jeremy Taylor Luxury: Piano and an instruction book

Petula Clark Feb 20, 1982

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Petula Clark.

Favourite track: Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss Book: Short Stories by John Steinbeck Luxury: Piano