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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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    David Scott Blackhall Jul 26, 1980
    Show notes

    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster David Scott Blackhall.

    Favourite track: Our Love Is Here To Stay by George Gershwin Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse Luxury: Perkins Brailler and paper

    Daley Thompson Jul 19, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is World Champion decathlete Daley Thompson.

    Favourite track: Unchained Melody by George Benson Book: Novels by John Wyndham Luxury: Guitar and instruction book

    Tom Lehrer Jul 12, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Tom Lehrer.

    Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes by Richard Strauss Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Piano

    V S Naipaul Jul 05, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer V S Naipaul.

    Favourite track: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Teach yourself mathematics Luxury: The Enlightened Buddha

    Barbara Woodhouse Jun 28, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse.

    Favourite track: Skye Boat Song by Adrian Brett Book: Talking To Animals by Barbara Woodhouse Luxury: Mother's ormolu clock

    General Sir John Hackett Jun 21, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer General Sir John Hackett.

    Favourite track: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: 1001 Gems of English Poetry Luxury: Six dozen bottles of Chateau La Tour 1962

    Freddie Jones Jun 07, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Freddie Jones.

    Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Luxury: Liebig condenser for distilling gin

    Robert Tear May 31, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Robert Tear.

    Favourite track: Concerto For Double String Orchestra by Michael Tippett Book: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts Luxury: Postcards of paintings with poems on the back

    Earl Hines May 24, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist Earl Hines.

    Favourite track: Trust In Me by Dinah Washington & Quincy Jones and his Orchestra Book: The World of Duke Ellington by Stanley Dance Luxury: Physical culture equipment

    Rt Hon Lord Denning May 17, 1980
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    Roy Plomley's castaway is Master of the Rolls The Rt Hon Lord Alfred Denning.

    Favourite track: Fantasia On Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Indian tea

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