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Archive 1976-1980 Podcast

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

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    Placido Domingo

    Sat 27 Dec 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Placido Domingo

  • Arthur Askey

    Sat 20 Dec 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Arthur Askey

  • Neville Marriner

    Sat 13 Dec 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Neville Marriner

  • Jose Carreras

    Sat 6 Dec 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Jose Carreras

  • Tom Conti

    Sat 22 Nov 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tom Conti

  • Mark Elder

    Sat 8 Nov 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musical director of the English National Opera Mark Elder

  • Derek Tangye

    Sat 1 Nov 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Derek Tangye

  • Catherine Gaskin

    Sat 25 Oct 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Catherine Gaskin

  • Brian Glover

    Sat 18 Oct 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Brian Glover

  • Sir John Tooley

    Sat 11 Oct 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Royal Opera House General Administrator Sir John Tooley

  • Ronald Lockley

    Sat 4 Oct 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist and writer Ronald Lockley

  • Andrea Newman

    Sat 27 Sep 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and TV writer Andrea Newman

  • Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

    Sat 20 Sep 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaways are producers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

  • Earl Of Snowdon

    Sat 6 Sep 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, The Earl Of Snowdon

  • Renata Scotto

    Sat 30 Aug 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Renata Scotto

  • Tristan Jones

    Sat 23 Aug 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor and writer Tristan Jones

  • Stephen Sondheim

    Sat 16 Aug 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Stephen Sondheim

  • William Trevor

    Sat 9 Aug 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer William Trevor

  • Gregory Peck

    Sat 2 Aug 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Gregory Peck

  • David Scott Blackhall

    Sat 26 Jul 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster David Scott Blackhall

  • Tom Lehrer

    Sat 12 Jul 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Tom Lehrer

  • V S Naipaul

    Sat 5 Jul 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer V S Naipaul

  • Barbara Woodhouse

    Sat 28 Jun 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse

  • General Sir John Hackett

    Sat 21 Jun 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer General Sir John Hackett

  • Clive James

    Sat 14 Jun 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster and writer Clive James

  • Earl Hines

    Sat 24 May 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist Earl Hines

  • Rt Hon Lord Denning

    Sat 17 May 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Master of the Rolls The Rt Hon Lord Alfred Denning

  • Natalie Wood

    Sat 10 May 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood

  • Lindsay Anderson

    Sat 3 May 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is director Lindsay Anderson

  • Erich Segal

    Sat 19 Apr 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Erich Segal

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