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
Mar 1, 1980 • 25min
Susannah York
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Susannah York.Favourite track: Concerto in D Minor For Violin, Oboe and String Orchestra by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Italian Touring Atlas of the World
Luxury: Pencils and paper
Feb 23, 1980 • 33min
Fay Weldon
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Fay Weldon.Book: Kennedy's Latin Primer
Luxury: Shiny white paper and felt pens
Feb 16, 1980 • 37min
Timothy West
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Timothy West.Favourite track: Bagatelle In B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Le Morte D'Arthur by Thomas Mallory
Luxury: Typewriter
Feb 9, 1980 • 34min
Claudio Abbado
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Claudio Abbado.Favourite track: Kommt Ihr Tochter by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Luxury: Writing materials
Feb 2, 1980 • 33min
Otto Preminger
Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Otto Preminger.Favourite track: Laura by Frank Sinatra
Book: Autobiography by Otto Preminger
Luxury: Beautiful watch
Jan 26, 1980 • 33min
Sir Cecil Beaton
Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton.Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Scrapbook
Luxury: Cashmere Shawl
Jan 19, 1980 • 30min
Dizzy Gillespie
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie Parker All Stars
Book: Baha'i Prayer Book
Luxury: Trumpet
Jan 12, 1980 • 34min
Sir Peter Parker
Roy Plomley's castaway is chairman of British Rail Sir Peter Parker.Favourite track: Oboe Quartet in F Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The collected works by William Blake
Luxury: Gold rail pass
Jan 5, 1980 • 28min
Reginald Goodall
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Reginald Goodall.Favourite track: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Paradise Lost by John Milton
Luxury: An English garden
Dec 29, 1979 • 30min
Kyung-Wha Chung
Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Kyung-Wha Chung.Favourite track: Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Luxury: Mixed flower seeds
