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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

Author: BBC Radio 4

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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

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Quentin Poole

Quentin Poole

1970-12-2621:56

Roy Plomley's castaway is head chorister Quentin Poole.Favourite track: Mariner Man by William Walton Book: Novels by Agatha Christie Luxury: Flute and music
Joan Hammond

Joan Hammond

1970-07-2727:44

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Hammond.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In F by Jeanne Marie Darre Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste
Nyree Dawn Porter

Nyree Dawn Porter

1970-03-3022:40

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nyree Dawn Porter.Favourite track: Brief Lives by Roy Dotrice Book: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber Luxury: Umbrella
Isidore Godfrey

Isidore Godfrey

1970-02-0723:462

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Isidore Godfrey.Favourite track: Symphony in D Minor by César Franck Book: The scores of the symphonies by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Luxury: Piano
Val Doonican

Val Doonican

1970-01-1919:21

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican.Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel Book: A Big Anthology Luxury: Guitar
Roy Plomley's castaway is field marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.Favourite track: Sei Nicht Bos (from Der Obersteiger) by Carl Zeller Book: The History of Warfare by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Luxury: Piano
Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

1969-11-1520:37

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian, actor and pianist Dudley Moore.Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major (Opus 55) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Study of psychology Luxury: Piano
Anthony Grey

Anthony Grey

1969-11-0119:24

Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey.Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric Handel Book: Dictionary Luxury: Book stall in Victoria station
Raymond Mays

Raymond Mays

1969-10-2521:34

Roy Plomley's castaway is car designer and former racer Raymond Mays.Favourite track: Love Will Find a Way by Jose Collins Book: Gaiety, Theatre of Enchantment by W MacQueen-Pope Luxury: Umbrella
Henry Williamson

Henry Williamson

1969-10-1122:16

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Henry Williamson.Favourite track: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3) by Richard Wagner Book: The Story of My Heart by Richard Jefferies Luxury: Cor anglais
Peter Pears

Peter Pears

1969-07-2126:20

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears.Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin Britten Book: Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation by Louis Bruggeman Luxury: Bed
Evelyn Laye

Evelyn Laye

1969-06-2323:01

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Evelyn Laye.Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner by Noel Coward Book: White Magic by Alice Bailey Luxury: Cosmetics
Alvar Lidell

Alvar Lidell

1969-05-0525:29

Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Alvar Lidell.Favourite track: String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Playing cards
Dr Elsie Hall

Dr Elsie Hall

1969-04-2820:36

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dr Elsie Hall.Favourite track: Symphony No 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Billiard table, cue and balls
Hetty King

Hetty King

1969-04-1420:28

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Hetty King.Book: History of the world Luxury: Parrot
Sir Alec Rose

Sir Alec Rose

1969-04-0724:35

Roy Plomley's castaway is round-the-world sailor Sir Alec Rose.Favourite track: The Lord's Prayer by Eric Rogers Chorale and Orchestra Book: History of England Luxury: Radio receiver
Alan Pegler

Alan Pegler

1969-01-1325:46

Roy Plomley's castaway is owner of the Flying Scotsman Alan Pegler.Favourite track: Water Music Suite by George Frideric Handel Book: Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Luxury: Insect repellent
Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

1968-12-2322:01

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey.Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Golf instruction book Luxury: Golf clubs and balls
Sandy Powell

Sandy Powell

1968-11-2521:05

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Sandy Powell.Favourite track: Silent Night by Bing Crosby Book: My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin Luxury: Violin
Roy Plomley's castaway is Senior Director of Music Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger.Favourite track: Suite No 3 in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Anthology of modern British poetry Luxury: Chess set
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