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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
BBC Radio 4
243 episodes
5 months ago

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

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

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Personal Journals
Society & Culture
Episodes (20/243)
Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Grace Bumbry

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Grace Bumbry.

Favourite track: Impromptu In G Flat Major by Franz Schubert Book: Letters by Guiseppe Verdi Luxury: Perfume

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47 years ago
27 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Winston Graham

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Winston Graham.

Favourite track: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi Book: Book of Quotations by William Gurney Benham Luxury: Exercise books and ballpoint pens

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47 years ago
27 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Peter Ustinov

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov.

Favourite track: In Diesen Heil'Gen Hallen by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Blank paper and pencils Luxury: Bath with solar-heated water

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47 years ago
29 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Professor Alan Gemmell

Roy Plomley's castaway is biologist Professor Alan Gemmell.

Favourite track: The Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn Book: Book on elementary calculus Luxury: Paper and pencils

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47 years ago
26 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Richard Adams

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams.

Favourite track: Non So Piu by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Annunciation

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47 years ago
30 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Wayne Sleep

Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep.

Favourite track: La Belle Histoire D'Amour by Edith Piaf Book: Atlas of the stars Luxury: Poppy seeds

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47 years ago
28 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Claire Rayner

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner.

Favourite track: Symphonie Espagnole In D Minor by Lalo Book: Guide to boat building Luxury: Bath with hot water, soap and towels

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47 years ago
24 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Barry Sheene

Roy Plomley's castaway is motorcycling champion Barry Sheene.

Favourite track: If You Should Leave Me Now by Chicago Book: Study book of six languages Luxury: Effigy of Denis Healey and a supply of pins

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47 years ago
25 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Molly Weir

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Molly Weir.

Favourite track: All In The April Evening by Glasgow Orpheus Choir Book: The Four Winds of Love by Compton MacKenzie Luxury: Typewriter, spare ribbons and paper

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47 years ago
27 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Louis Fremaux

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Louis Fremaux.

Favourite track: Fanfare by Benjamin Britten Book: Les Chansons De Bilitis by Pierre Louys Luxury: Manuscript paper and pens

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47 years ago
29 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Mike Brearley

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Mike Brearley.

Favourite track: String Quartet in C Sharp by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Anthology of English Verse Luxury: Golf clubs and balls

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47 years ago
25 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Michael Croft

Roy Plomley's castaway is National Youth Theatre founder and director Michael Croft.

Favourite track: Candle In The Wind by Elton John Book: Collected poetry by Rudyard Kipling Luxury: Still for making whisky

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47 years ago
24 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Robin Richmond

Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Robin Richmond.

Favourite track: A Walk To The Paradise Garden by Frederick Delius Book: Giles Cartoons by Carl Giles Luxury: Royal Albert Hall organ

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47 years ago
26 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Dame Daphne Du Maurier

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dame Daphne Du Maurier.

Favourite track: Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian Book: The collected works by Jane Austen Luxury: Whisky and ginger ale

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47 years ago
26 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Dannie Abse

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse.

Favourite track: String Quintet In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Collected poetry by W H Auden Luxury: Bed

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47 years ago
25 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Deborah Kerr

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor by Antonin Dvořák Book: The Oxford English Dictionary Luxury: Wool and a crochet hook

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47 years ago
25 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
A L Rowse

Roy Plomley's castaway is biographer A L Rowse.

Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Christ Church Cathederal, Oxford Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust Luxury: G. Seurat, Sunday On The Island Of La Grande Jat

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47 years ago
25 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Jessica Mitford

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Jessica Mitford.

Favourite track: Die Moorsoldaten by Ernst Busch Book: Orphan Island by Rose Macaulay Luxury: Supply of gentlemen's relish

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47 years ago
25 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Billy Connolly

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Connolly.

Favourite track: At The Ball That's All by Laurel & Hardy Book: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Luxury: Electrical device to heat shaving foam

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47 years ago
23 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980
Arthur C Clarke

Roy Plomley's castaway is science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke.

Favourite track: Violin Concerto in B Minor by Edward Elgar Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Solar-powered transistor radio

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48 years ago
26 minutes

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980

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