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    Rachael Heyhoe

    Mon 28 Jul 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is women's cricket captain Rachael Heyhoe

  • Peter Pears

    Mon 21 Jul 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears

  • Vincent Price

    Mon 14 Jul 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Vincent Price

  • Evelyn Laye

    Mon 23 Jun 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Evelyn Laye.

  • Nicolai Gedda

    Mon 12 May 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Nicolai Gedda

  • Alvar Lidell

    Mon 5 May 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell

  • Dr Elsie Hall

    Mon 28 Apr 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dr Elsie Hall.

  • Hetty King

    Mon 14 Apr 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King

  • Sir Alec Rose

    Mon 7 Apr 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is round-the-world sailor Sir Alec Rose

  • Lady Diana Cooper

    Mon 24 Mar 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and actress Lady Diana Cooper

  • Mary Wilson

    Mon 10 Mar 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Mary Wilson

  • Edward Downes

    Mon 17 Feb 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Edward Downes

  • Lord David Cecil

    Mon 3 Feb 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Lord David Cecil

  • Maggie Fitzgibbon

    Mon 27 Jan 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Maggie Fitzgibbon

  • Alan Pegler

    Mon 13 Jan 1969

    Roy Plomley's castaway is owner of the Flying Scotsman Alan Pegler

  • Rosea Kemp

    Christmas Day 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is weather forecaster Rosea Kemp

  • Arthur Askey

    Mon 23 Dec 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey

  • Sandy Powell

    Mon 25 Nov 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell

  • Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

    Mon 18 Nov 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Senior Director of Music Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

  • Sir Paul Gore-Booth

    Wed 13 Nov 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Head of the Diplomatic Service Sir Paul Gore-Booth.

  • Richard Baker

    Mon 28 Oct 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Richard Baker.

  • Billy Russell

    Mon 7 Oct 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Russell

  • Marty Feldman

    Mon 23 Sep 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is scriptwriter Marty Feldman

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Mon 9 Sep 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Richard Rodney Bennett

  • Carlo Maria Giulini

    Mon 19 Aug 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Sir Francis McLean

    Mon 12 Aug 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is 麻豆社 Director of Engineering Sir Francis McLean

  • Louis Armstrong

    Mon 5 Aug 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong

  • Eleanor Bron

    Mon 24 Jun 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Eleanor Bron

  • Sir Gordon Russell

    Mon 3 Jun 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is designer Sir Gordon Russell

  • Trevor Nunn

    Mon 20 May 1968

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Royal Shakespeare Company Director Trevor Nunn

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