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    Malcolm Muggeridge

    Sat 19 Sep 1981

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

  • Jessye Norman

    Sat 12 Sep 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Jessye Norman

  • Alan Jones

    Sat 5 Sep 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is racing driver Alan Jones

  • Frank Oz

    Sat 29 Aug 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is puppeteer Frank Oz

  • Paul Eddington

    Sat 22 Aug 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Paul Eddington

  • Sebastian Coe

    Sat 15 Aug 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion athlete Sebastian Coe

  • Terry Hands

    Sat 8 Aug 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Terry Hands

  • Julian Lloyd Webber

    Sat 1 Aug 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

  • Roger Moore

    Sat 25 Jul 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Roger Moore

  • Carl Sagan

    Sat 18 Jul 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is astronomer Carl Sagan

  • Gillian Lynne

    Sat 11 Jul 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is director Gillian Lynne

  • Gloria Swanson

    Sat 4 Jul 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Gloria Swanson

  • Morris West

    Sat 27 Jun 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Morris West

  • Giuseppe Di Stefano

    Sat 20 Jun 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano

  • Richard Leakey

    Sat 13 Jun 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is anthropologist Richard Leakey

  • Rt Hon William Whitelaw

    Sat 6 Jun 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Home Secretary The Rt Hon William Whitelaw

  • Eric Shilling

    Sat 30 May 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is bass singer Eric Shilling

  • Edmund Rubbra

    Sat 23 May 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Edmund Rubbra

  • Sir John Gielgud

    Sat 16 May 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir John Gielgud.

  • Buddy Rich

    Sat 9 May 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader and drummer Buddy Rich

  • Sir Frederick Ashton

    Sat 2 May 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton

  • Stewart Granger

    Sat 25 Apr 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Stewart Granger

  • Princess Grace of Monaco

    Sat 18 Apr 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Princess Grace Of Monaco

  • Sir Fitzroy MacLean

    Sat 11 Apr 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Sir Fitzroy MacLean

  • Patricia Ruanne

    Sat 28 Mar 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is ballerina Patricia Ruanne

  • Russell Harty

    Sat 21 Mar 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Russell Harty

  • Peter Nichols

    Sat 14 Mar 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Nichols

  • Daniel Massey

    Sat 7 Mar 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Daniel Massey

  • Carla Lane

    Sat 28 Feb 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and comedian Carla Lane

  • Frederic Raphael

    Sat 21 Feb 1981

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Frederic Raphael

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