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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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  • Kyung-Wha Chung

    Sat 29 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Kyung-Wha Chung

  • Sir Osbert Lancaster

    Sat 22 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Sir Osbert Lancaster

  • Norman Mailer

    Sat 15 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Norman Mailer

  • Elisabeth Soderstrom

    Sat 8 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom

  • Charles Causley

    Sat 1 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Charles Causley

  • Peter Shaffer

    Sat 24 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Shaffer

  • Michael Palin

    Sat 17 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin

  • Marti Caine

    Sat 10 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and musician Marti Caine

  • Sian Phillips

    Sat 3 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sian Phillips

  • Roald Dahl

    Sat 27 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl

  • Rex Harrison

    Sat 20 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rex Harrison

  • Josephine Barstow

    Sat 13 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Josephine Barstow

  • Wilfred Thesiger

    Sat 6 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Wilfred Thesiger

  • Pam Ayres

    Sat 29 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet and broadcaster Pam Ayres

  • Ted Allbeury

    Sat 22 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is thriller writer Ted Allbeury

  • Richard Buckle

    Sat 15 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Richard Buckle

  • June Mendoza

    Sat 8 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is portrait painter June Mendoza

  • Peter Barkworth

    Sat 1 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Barkworth

  • Barry Norman

    Sat 25 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Barry Norman

  • Boris Christoff

    Sat 18 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is opera singer Boris Christoff

  • Countess Elizabeth Longford

    Sat 11 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Countess Elizabeth Longford

  • Sir Ralph Richardson

    Sat 4 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Ralph Richardson

  • Dame Moura Lympany

    Sat 28 Jul 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dame Moura Lympany

  • Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais

    Sat 21 Jul 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaways are scriptwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais

  • C Northcote Parkinson

    Sat 14 Jul 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian C Northcote Parkinson

  • Glen Tetley

    Sat 7 Jul 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Glen Tetley

  • Tito Gobbi

    Sat 30 Jun 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Tito Gobbi

  • Ed McBain

    Sat 23 Jun 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is the writer Ed McBain

  • Irene Thomas

    Sat 16 Jun 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is former Brain Of Britain and radio personality Irene Thomas

  • Ian Carmichael

    Sat 9 Jun 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Ian Carmichael

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