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**Desert Island Discs**

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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James Mason Sep 26, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Mason.

Favourite track: My Man by Billie Holiday Book: Ada by Vladimir Nabokov Luxury: Guitar

Malcolm Muggeridge Sep 19, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer, journalist and broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge.

Favourite track: Exultate Jubilate by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Writings by Dr Samuel Johnson Luxury: Beehive

Jessye Norman Sep 12, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Jessye Norman.

Favourite track: Love Duet by Richard Wagner Book: Diaries by Virginia Woolf Luxury: Perrier Water

Alan Jones Sep 05, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is racing driver Alan Jones.

Favourite track: Reminiscing by Little River Band Book: Eagle in the Sky by Wilbur Smith Luxury: Australian lager

Frank Oz Aug 29, 1981

Show notes

Roy Plomley's castaway is puppeteer Frank Oz.

Favourite track: Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Mose Allison Book: The complete works by Emily Dickinson Luxury: Clean sheets

Paul Eddington Aug 22, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Paul Eddington.

Favourite track: St Matthew Passion No 45-46 by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Experiences of an Irish RM by Martin Ross Luxury: Ivon Hitchens, Boathouse at Dawn

Sebastian Coe Aug 15, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion athlete Sebastian Coe.

Favourite track: A Foggy Day by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armsrtong Book: The Penguin Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker Luxury: Bed

Terry Hands Aug 08, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Terry Hands.

Favourite track: String Quartet in C by Franz Joseph Haydn Book: Dictionary Luxury: Cello

Julian Lloyd Webber Aug 01, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is cellist Julian Lloyd Webber.

Favourite track: Cello Concerto in E Minor by Edward Elgar Book: History of Orient Football Club Luxury: Cello

Roger Moore Jul 25, 1981

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Roger Moore.

Favourite track: New York, New York by Frank Sinatra Book: Nobel House by James Clavell Luxury: Video player and films of family

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