Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 17, 1982 • 35min
Brian Aldiss
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and critic Brian Aldiss.Favourite track: Sonata In A by Franz Schubert
Book: Rasselas by Dr Samuel Johnson
Luxury: Time machine
Apr 10, 1982 • 32min
Julia McKenzie
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Julia McKenzie.Favourite track: Skylark by Johnny Mandel and his Orchestra
Book: Act One by Moss Hart
Luxury: Painting materials
Apr 3, 1982 • 35min
Richard Armstrong
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Richard Armstrong.Favourite track: Tristan's Monologue by Richard Wagner
Book: Piano Sonatas by Beethoven
Luxury: Piano
Mar 27, 1982 • 32min
Sir William Walton
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir William Walton.Favourite track: Violin Concerto by William Walton
Book: The Education of a Gardener by Russel Page
Luxury: Funicular for hills
Mar 20, 1982 • 35min
Lord Bernard Miles
Roy Plomley's castaway is founder of the Mermaid Bernard Miles.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 24 In C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Odyssey (Translation by W H D Rouse) by Homer
Luxury: Box of notebooks, pencils and sharpeners
Mar 13, 1982 • 30min
George Chisholm
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trombonist George Chisholm.Favourite track: I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan by Jack Teagarden
Book: Novels by P G Wodehouse
Luxury: Engraved glass and supply of bitter lemon
Mar 6, 1982 • 37min
Dame Eva Turner
Roy Plomley's castaway is prima donna Dame Eva Turner.Favourite track: Umbra Di Nube by Claudia Muzio
Book: Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Luxury: Castanets
Feb 27, 1982 • 36min
John Osborne
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright John Osborne.Favourite track: The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Book: Holy Living and Holy Dying by Jeremy Taylor
Luxury: Piano and an instruction book
Feb 20, 1982 • 31min
Petula Clark
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Petula Clark.Favourite track: Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss
Book: Short Stories by John Steinbeck
Luxury: Piano
Feb 13, 1982 • 35min
Sir Christopher Leaver
Roy Plomley's castaway is Lord Mayor of London Sir Christopher Leaver.Favourite track: Triple Concerto in C Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Luxury: Wine cellar
