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

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    David Gower

    Sat 14 Jan 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer David Gower

  • Bertice Reading

    Sat 7 Jan 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Bertice Reading

  • M M Kaye

    Sat 31 Dec 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is illustrator M M Kaye

  • James Stewart

    Sat 17 Dec 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Stewart

  • John Piper

    Sat 10 Dec 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artist John Piper

  • Marvin Hamlisch

    Sat 3 Dec 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Marvin Hamlisch

  • Thomas Keneally

    Sat 26 Nov 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Thomas Keneally

  • Sir Hugh Greene

    Sat 19 Nov 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is former Director-General of the 成人快手 Sir Hugh Greene

  • Sir Peter Hall

    Sat 12 Nov 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Director of the National Theatre Sir Peter Hall

  • Shirley MacLaine

    Sat 5 Nov 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Shirley MacLaine

  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes

    Sat 29 Oct 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes

  • Linda Esther Gray

    Sat 22 Oct 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Linda Esther Gray

  • Topol

    Sat 15 Oct 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Topol

  • Mollie Harris

    Sat 8 Oct 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Mollie Harris

  • Rosemary Sutcliff

    Sat 1 Oct 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Rosemary Sutcliff

  • Ian Richardson

    Sat 24 Sep 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Ian Richardson

  • Lionel Hampton

    Sat 17 Sep 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Lionel Hampton

  • Charlotte Lamb

    Sat 10 Sep 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Charlotte Lamb

  • Paul Jones

    Sat 3 Sep 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Paul Jones

  • Cindy Buxton & Annie Price

    Sat 27 Aug 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is filmmaker and photographer Cindy Buxton & Annie Price

  • Malcolm Bradbury

    Sat 20 Aug 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is academic and writer Malcolm Bradbury

  • Peter Bull

    Sat 13 Aug 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is teddy bear expert Peter Bull

  • Sir Frederick Gibberd

    Sat 6 Aug 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is architect Sir Frederick Gibberd

  • Keith Waterhouse

    Sat 30 Jul 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Keith Waterhouse

  • John Gunter

    Sat 23 Jul 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is theatre set designer John Gunter

  • Sir John Pritchard

    Sat 16 Jul 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra conductor Sir John Pritchard

  • Terry Jones

    Sat 2 Jul 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Monty Python comedian Terry Jones

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Sat 25 Jun 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Peter Maxwell Davies

  • Fleur Cowles

    Sat 18 Jun 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is painter Fleur Cowles

  • Sir Peter Pears

    Sat 11 Jun 1983

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Sir Peter Pears

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