Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1942-1959

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John Paddy Carstairs

1959-12-0705:231

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs.Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Thesaurus by Roget Luxury: Piano

Joan Sutherland

1959-11-2304:55

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland.Favourite track: Mira, O Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Book: Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto Goldschmidt Luxury: Bed

Benny Hill

1959-11-1608:351

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill.Favourite track: Le Gamin de Paris by Yves Montand Book: Collection of language courses Luxury: Film camera

Alfred Hitchcock

1959-10-1907:361

Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is film director Alfred Hitchcock.Favourite track: Siegfried's Horn Call by Richard Wagner Book: Household Management by Mrs Beeton Luxury: Continental railway timetableThis is the only extract the BBC has of this episode of Desert Island Discs.

Dave Brubeck

1959-10-1217:06

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck.Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano

Sir Leonard Hutton

1959-09-0706:36

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton.Book: History of cricket Luxury: Golf clubs

John Snagge

1959-08-3102:05

Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge.Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi Luxury: Painting by Rembrandt

Lotte Lehmann

1959-06-2215:18

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann.Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Paintbox

Judy Grinham

1959-03-0902:26

Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion swimmer Judy Grinham.Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Typewriter and paper

John Osborne

1959-01-1906:17

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne.Luxury: Perfume

Elena Gerhardt

1958-11-1014:00

Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt.Book: A philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Tapestry-making kit

Richard Dimbleby

1958-10-1305:45

Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Richard Dimbleby.Luxury: Piano

Alicia Markova

1958-09-2205:43

Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Alicia Markova.Luxury: Perfume

Elsie & Doris Waters

1958-08-1106:18

Roy Plomley's castaways are comedians Elsie & Doris Waters.Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith Luxury: Sunshade and a garbage disposal unit

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

1958-07-2813:35

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.Book: French cookery book Luxury: Sun-tan oil

Lupino Lane

1957-12-3009:42

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Lupino Lane.Luxury: Camera

Christopher Stone

1957-09-2309:42

Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ Christopher Stone.Luxury: Paper and fountain pen

Leopold Stokowski

1957-08-1905:17

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Leopold Stokowski.Luxury: Tape recorder

Fred Streeter

1957-07-1514:11

Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter.Book: Gardening dictionary Luxury: Greenhouse for growing orchids

Dennis Brain

1956-08-1312:551

Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain.Book: Back numbers of motor magazines Luxury: Typewriter and paper

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Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1942-1959