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1. Sir Peter Pears

   11 juni 1983 · 37 min

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   Sir Peter Pears has been acknowledged for many years as an outstanding interpreter of the vocal music of Benjamin Britten. He also helped Britten to found the Aldeburgh Festival and he still takes an active part in the running of it. Lees meer

   In conversation with Roy Plomley, Sir Peter talks about his long career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.

   [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

   Favourite track: The Sprig Of Thyme by Benjamin Britten
   Book: A book by E.M Forster
   Luxury: Painting from his collection

2. Raymond Briggs

   4 juni 1983 · 37 min

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   Raymond Briggs began his career as an illustrator after studying art at the Slade School. He first achieved fame through his picture books for children, Father Christmas and Fungus the Bogeyman, but has since moved into the adult world with When the Wind Blows, in which an elderly couple struggle to survive a nuclear attack. Lees meer

   As he told Roy Plomley when they met to choose his eight records, he has now turned this most recent picture book into a stage play.

   [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

   Favourite track: The Boogie Rocks by Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings
   Book: The complete works by Beachcomber
   Luxury: Billiard table with snooker balls and cue

3. Sinead Cusack

   28 mei 1983 · 41 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sinead Cusack. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Concerto in G Minor No. 1 by Max Bruch
   Book: Novels by John Le Carre
   Luxury: Writing materials

4. Terry Wogan

   21 mei 1983 · 42 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Terry Wogan. Lees meer

   Favourite track: The Young Prince and The Young Princess by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
   Book: His favourite book by P G Wodehouse
   Luxury: Vodka

5. Sir Alan King-Hamilton

   14 mei 1983 · 39 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is retired Old Bailey Judge Sir Alan King-Hamilton. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
   Book: Barclays World of Cricket by Jim Swanton
   Luxury: Television set

6. Arthur English

   7 mei 1983 · 41 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and comedian Arthur English. Lees meer

   Favourite track: 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   Book: Britain's Heritage by John Julius Norwich
   Luxury: Weekend in Paris

7. A N Wilson

   30 april 1983 · 37 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is writer A N Wilson. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Profisciere Anima Christiana by Edward Elgar
   Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave
   Luxury: Bed and blankets

8. Max Boyce

   23 april 1983 · 40 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Max Boyce. Lees meer

   Favourite track: The First Time by MacColl
   Book: I Can't Stay Long by Laurie Lee
   Luxury: Oil painting equipment

9. Geoffrey Moorhouse

   16 april 1983 · 40 min

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   Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Geoffrey Moorhouse. Lees meer

   Favourite track: Notte E Giorno Faticar (Don Giovanni) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
   Book: Dictionary of National Biography
   Luxury: Recording of curlews and Indian spices

10. Ruggiero Ricci

    9 april 1983 · 41 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Ruggiero Ricci. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Letters by Beethoven
    Luxury: The Plowden Guarneri violin

11. James Fox

    2 april 1983 · 40 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Fox. Lees meer

    Favourite track: I Believe In You by Bob Dylan
    Book: Colour reproduction of Renaissance artists
    Luxury: Water colour equipment

12. Jan Morris

    26 maart 1983 · 43 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Jan Morris. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Badinrie by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Her own book on Venice
    Luxury: Astronimical telescope with Catalogue Of Nebulae

13. Michael Wood

    19 maart 1983 · 40 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is flying surgeon of East Africa Michael Wood. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Toccata and Fugue In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Other Men's Flowers by Lord A P Wavell
    Luxury: Pair of field glasses

14. Douglas Reeman

    12 maart 1983 · 38 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Douglas Reeman. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Song Of The Jellicles by T S Eliot
    Book: The Admiralty Seamanship Manual
    Luxury: Orchid-growing kit

15. Kenneth Macmillan

    5 maart 1983 · 40 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Kenneth Macmillan. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Students' Chorus by Romberg
    Book: The Rack by A E Ellis
    Luxury: Godiva chocolates from Belgium

16. Tom Keating

    26 februari 1983 · 40 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is painter and restorer Tom Keating. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in D by Jean Sibelius
    Book: Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari
    Luxury: Mattock

17. James Ivory

    19 februari 1983 · 40 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is director James Ivory. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Three Ladies Find Tamino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
    Luxury: Shower with hot water

18. Zandra Rhodes

    12 februari 1983 · 38 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is designer Zandra Rhodes. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Bolero by Maurice Ravel
    Book: Household Management by Mrs Beeton
    Luxury: Sketchbook, pens and pencils

19. Beryl Reid

    5 februari 1983 · 37 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Beryl Reid. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Let The Bright Seraphim by George Frideric Handel
    Book: Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
    Luxury: Silk garment

20. Tim Severin

    29 januari 1983 · 42 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Tim Severin. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Edith Piaf
    Book: Pax Britannica by Jan Morris
    Luxury: Herb garden

21. Gwyneth Jones

    22 januari 1983 · 42 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Gwyneth Jones. Lees meer

    Favourite track: L'Incoronazione Di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi
    Book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
    Luxury: Piano with bath salts

22. Baroness Maria Von Trapp

    15 januari 1983 · 45 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is the inspiration behind The Sound Of Music, Maria Von Trapp. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: True funny stories in German
    Luxury: Statue of Madonna and child, 17th century

23. Steve Davis

    8 januari 1983 · 39 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is snooker player Steve Davis. Lees meer

    Favourite track: I Need You Now by George Duke
    Book: The Throwback and Wilt by Tom Sharpe
    Luxury: Snooker table

24. Rachel Billington

    1 januari 1983 · 41 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Rachel Billington. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
    Book: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
    Luxury: Writing materials

25. Mary Ellis

    25 december 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Mary Ellis. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Gloria by Ariel Ramirez
    Book: Encyclopaedia
    Luxury: Writing materials

26. Gyorgy Ligeti

    18 december 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Gyorgy Ligeti. Lees meer

    Favourite track: String Quintet In C by Franz Schubert
    Book: Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
    Luxury: Hieronymus Bosch, Garden Of Earthly Delights

27. Alan Price

    4 december 1982 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Alan Price. Lees meer

    Favourite track: I Ain't Got Nobody by Louis Prima
    Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
    Luxury: Piano

28. Helen Mirren

    27 november 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Helen Mirren. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Pass The Dutchie by Musical Youth
    Book: The Bhagavad-Gita
    Luxury: Silk underwear

29. P D James

    20 november 1982 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer P D James. Lees meer

    Favourite track: St Matthew Passion (First Chorus) by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot
    Luxury: Claret

30. Rosamond Lehmann

    13 november 1982 · 29 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Rosamond Lehmann. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Nunc Dimittis by Burgon
    Book: Letters by Marquise de Sevigne
    Luxury: Writing Materials

31. Thomas Allen

    6 november 1982 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Thomas Allen. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Concerto in C For Violin, Cello, Piano by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
    Luxury: Golf clubs and balls

32. Rt Hon. George Thomas

    30 oktober 1982 · 37 min

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    Lord Tonypandy, George Thomas, now Chairman of the National Children's Homes, was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1983. He was invited to choose the eight records he would take to the mythical island, and he also talked to Roy Plomley about his childhood in Wales and about his parliamentary career which he began when he won the Cardiff Central seat in 1945. Lees meer

    Book: The Methodist hymn book
    Luxury: Writing materials

33. Mike Harding

    23 oktober 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Mike Harding. Lees meer

    Favourite track: 2000-Year-Old Man by Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
    Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse
    Luxury: Ordnance Survey maps and a set of books about the Fells

34. Geoffrey Grigson

    16 oktober 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is critic Geoffrey Grigson. Lees meer

    Favourite track: She Never Told Her Love by Franz Joseph Haydn
    Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
    Luxury: Pate de foie gras

35. N.Busch, J.Kuchmy, M.Parry, M.Wilson

    9 oktober 1982 · 31 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaways are members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Lees meer

    Book: Books by Hector Berlioz, Charles Dickens, Hugh Johnson and a cookery book
    Luxury: Razor and shaving soap, a video player with a tape of Laurel & Hardy, wine and a violin

36. David Lloyd Jones

    2 oktober 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is artistic director of Opera North David Lloyd Jones. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In C by Franz Schubert
    Book: Journal by Edmond Goncourt

37. Wilbur Smith

    25 september 1982 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Wilbur Smith. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
    Luxury: Brass bedstead and a feather mattress

38. Carlo Curley

    18 september 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is organist Carlo Curley. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen by Johannes Brahms
    Book: Cookery book by Julia Childs
    Luxury: Pipe organ

39. James Loughran

    11 september 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor James Loughran. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Mir Ist So Wunderbar by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Comprehensive world airways timetable
    Luxury: Drawing and painting equipment

40. Claire Bloom

    4 september 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Claire Bloom. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
    Luxury: Coffee and espresso machine

41. Duke & Duchess of Devonshire

    28 augustus 1982 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaways are the Duke & Duchess Of Devonshire. Lees meer

    Favourite track: You're The Top by Ethel Merman
    Book: Books by Beatrix Potter and Chambers' Biographical Dictionary
    Luxury: New potatoes and aftershave

42. Carl Davis

    21 augustus 1982 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Carl Davis. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Hm, hm, hm! (from The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
    Luxury: Shampoo

43. Donald Sinden

    14 augustus 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Donald Sinden. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 6 In F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method by Sir Banister Fletcher
    Luxury: His favourite picture in the Walker Art Gallery

44. Dame Janet Baker

    7 augustus 1982 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Sonata In A Minor by Domenico Scarlatti
    Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen
    Luxury: Pencils and paper

45. George Martin

    31 juli 1982 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is record producer George Martin. Lees meer

    Favourite track: St Matthew Passion (Opening) by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Manual on practical engineering
    Luxury: Clavichord

46. Lyall Watson

    24 juli 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is marine biologist Lyall Watson. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Call Of A Burchell's Coucal
    Book: Pears Cyclopaedia
    Luxury: Film projector and 20 Western films

47. Pamela Stephenson

    17 juli 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Pamela Stephenson. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Legong Kraton by Gong Kebyar
    Book: Buddhist scripture by Dama Pada
    Luxury: Television set with satellite link-up

48. Captain Jacques Cousteau

    10 juli 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is oceanographer Captain Jacques Cousteau. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Essays by Michel de Montaigne
    Luxury: Stone from stomach of a fossilised dinosaur

49. John Mortimer QC

    3 juli 1982 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is barrister John Mortimer QC. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse by Arthur Quiller-Couch
    Luxury: Bath

50. Eric Newby

    19 juni 1982 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Eric Newby. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Flies Crawled Up The Window by Jack Hulbert
    Book: Dictionary of National Biography
    Luxury: Whisky