

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

Feb 14, 1981 • 31min
David Broome
Roy Plomley's castaway is show jumper David Broome.Favourite track: Hymns and Arias by Max Boyce
Book: Collected Speeches by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Wine

Feb 7, 1981 • 33min
Mary O'Hara
Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Mary O'Hara.Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien
Luxury: Tennis practice equipment

Jan 31, 1981 • 38min
Jeffrey Archer
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and former MP Jeffrey Archer.Favourite track: Help! by The Beatles
Book: Reunion by Fred Uhlman
Luxury: Plasticine model of Roy Plomley and a pin

Jan 24, 1981 • 37min
Joan Plowright
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Joan Plowright.Favourite track: Symphony No. 6 In F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Three novels by Aldous Huxley
Luxury: Piano

Jan 17, 1981 • 33min
HRH Princess Margaret
Roy Plomley's castaway is HRH Princess Margaret.Favourite track: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Piano

Jan 10, 1981 • 34min
John Fowles
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer John Fowles.Book: Dictionary of National Biography
Luxury: Field glasses

Jan 3, 1981 • 33min
Robin Cousins
Roy Plomley's castaway is ice-skating champion Robin Cousins.Favourite track: Carmen Ballet by Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Book: Shogun by James Clavell
Luxury: Marzipan

Dec 27, 1980 • 35min
Placido Domingo
Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Placido Domingo.Favourite track: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Luxury: Video player and cassettes of his own performances

Dec 20, 1980 • 34min
Arthur Askey
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey.Favourite track: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Book: Guinness Book of Records
Luxury: Piano

Dec 13, 1980 • 35min
Neville Marriner
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Neville Marriner.Favourite track: There Is No Rose by King's College Chapel Choir
Book: Life On Earth by David Attenborough
Luxury: Violin


