Desert Island Discs

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2.000 afleveringen, van nieuw naar oud

  1. V S Naipaul

    5 juli 1980 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer V S Naipaul. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Teach yourself mathematics
    Luxury: The Enlightened Buddha

  2. Barbara Woodhouse

    28 juni 1980 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Skye Boat Song by Adrian Brett
    Book: Talking To Animals by Barbara Woodhouse
    Luxury: Mother's ormolu clock

  3. General Sir John Hackett

    21 juni 1980 · 34 min

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

    Favourite track: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: 1001 Gems of English Poetry
    Luxury: Six dozen bottles of Chateau La Tour 1962

  4. Freddie Jones

    7 juni 1980 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Freddie Jones. Lees meer

    Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
    Luxury: Liebig condenser for distilling gin

  5. Robert Tear

    31 mei 1980 · 23 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Robert Tear. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Concerto For Double String Orchestra by Michael Tippett
    Book: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts
    Luxury: Postcards of paintings with poems on the back

  6. Earl Hines

    24 mei 1980 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist Earl Hines. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Trust In Me by Dinah Washington & Quincy Jones and his Orchestra
    Book: The World of Duke Ellington by Stanley Dance
    Luxury: Physical culture equipment

  7. Rt Hon Lord Denning

    17 mei 1980 · 34 min

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

    Favourite track: Fantasia On Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave
    Luxury: Indian tea

  8. Natalie Wood

    10 mei 1980 · 31 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood. Lees meer

    Favourite track: American Pie by Don MacLean
    Book: Poetry by e e cummings
    Luxury: Piano

  9. Lindsay Anderson

    3 mei 1980 · 35 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is director Lindsay Anderson. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B Flat Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Les Thibault by Roger Martin Du Gard
    Luxury: Mixed flower seeds and a watering can

  10. Salvatore Accardo

    26 april 1980 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Salvatore Accardo. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Che Faro Senza Euridice by Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck
    Book: The Odyssey by Homer
    Luxury: Violin and strings

  11. Erich Segal

    19 april 1980 · 39 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Erich Segal. Lees meer

    Favourite track: A Fifth Of Beethoven by Walter Murphy Band
    Book: The Odyssey by Homer
    Luxury: Stop watch

  12. Leonard Rossiter

    12 april 1980 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Leonard Rossiter. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Max At The Met by Max Miller
    Book: Three early novels by P G Wodehouse
    Luxury: Moselle wine

  13. Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

    5 april 1980 · 36 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is Salvation Army Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Hallelujah Chorus by George Frideric Handel
    Book: The Salvation Army Songbook
    Luxury: Strong, wooden armchair

  14. Donald Pleasence

    29 maart 1980 · 28 min

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

    Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi
    Book: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    Luxury: Writing materials

  15. Frances Perry

    22 maart 1980 · 28 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Frances Perry. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Stars and Stripes Forever by Royal Military School Of Music Band and Trumpeters
    Book: Survival manual
    Luxury: Lamp with solar batteries

  16. Geoffrey Household

    15 maart 1980 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Geoffrey Household. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Elizabethan lyrics from songbooks and dramatists
    Luxury: Claret

  17. Kiri Te Kanawa

    8 maart 1980 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kiri Te Kanawa. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
    Luxury: Cooking knives

  18. Susannah York

    1 maart 1980 · 25 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Susannah York. Lees meer

    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

  19. Fay Weldon

    23 februari 1980 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Fay Weldon. Lees meer

    Book: Kennedy's Latin Primer
    Luxury: Shiny white paper and felt pens

  20. Timothy West

    16 februari 1980 · 37 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Timothy West. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Bagatelle In B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Le Morte D'Arthur by Thomas Mallory
    Luxury: Typewriter

  21. Claudio Abbado

    9 februari 1980 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Claudio Abbado. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Kommt Ihr Tochter by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
    Luxury: Writing materials

  22. Otto Preminger

    2 februari 1980 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Otto Preminger. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Laura by Frank Sinatra
    Book: Autobiography by Otto Preminger
    Luxury: Beautiful watch

  23. Sir Cecil Beaton

    26 januari 1980 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Scrapbook
    Luxury: Cashmere Shawl

  24. Dizzy Gillespie

    19 januari 1980 · 30 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie Parker All Stars
    Book: Baha'i Prayer Book
    Luxury: Trumpet

  25. Sir Peter Parker

    12 januari 1980 · 34 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is chairman of British Rail Sir Peter Parker. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Oboe Quartet in F Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: The collected works by William Blake
    Luxury: Gold rail pass

  26. Reginald Goodall

    5 januari 1980 · 28 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Reginald Goodall. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Paradise Lost by John Milton
    Luxury: An English garden

  27. Kyung-Wha Chung

    29 december 1979 · 30 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Kyung-Wha Chung. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
    Luxury: Mixed flower seeds

  28. Sir Osbert Lancaster

    22 december 1979 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Sir Osbert Lancaster. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
    Luxury: Live sturgeon

  29. Norman Mailer

    15 december 1979 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Norman Mailer. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
    Luxury: Stick of the best marijuana

  30. Elisabeth Soderstrom

    8 december 1979 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Age Of Gold by Dmitri Shostakovich
    Book: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
    Luxury: Bed

  31. Charles Causley

    1 december 1979 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Charles Causley. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Play Of Daniel Overture by Ensemble Hortus Musicus
    Book: Life of Johnson by James Boswell
    Luxury: Piano

  32. Peter Shaffer

    24 november 1979 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Shaffer. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
    Luxury: Claude Monet, Dawn on the Seine

  33. Michael Palin

    17 november 1979 · 31 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward Elgar
    Book: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
    Luxury: Bed

  34. Marti Caine

    10 november 1979 · 29 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and musician Marti Caine. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Coming Home by Marshall Hain
    Book: Glory Road by Robert Heinlein
    Luxury: Bath with solar-heated water and bubble bath

  35. Sian Phillips

    3 november 1979 · 31 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sian Phillips. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Summer by Alexander Glazunov
    Book: Scouting For Boys by Robert Baden-Powell
    Luxury: Solar-powered refrigerator full of champagne

  36. Roald Dahl

    27 oktober 1979 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Book: The New Oxford Book of English Verse by Helen Gardner
    Luxury: Still, grapevine cuttings and tobacco seeds

  37. Rex Harrison

    20 oktober 1979 · 31 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rex Harrison. Lees meer

    Favourite track: A Lull At Dawn by Barney Bigard and his Orchestra
    Book: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
    Luxury: Painting equipment for oils and watercolours

  38. Josephine Barstow

    13 oktober 1979 · 32 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Josephine Barstow. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
    Luxury: Michelangelo's David

  39. Wilfred Thesiger

    6 oktober 1979 · 33 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Wilfred Thesiger. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
    Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
    Luxury: Supply of acid drops

  40. Ted Allbeury

    22 september 1979 · 24 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is thriller writer Ted Allbeury. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Love Is The Sweetest Thing by Al Bowlly, Ray Noble and his Orchestra
    Book: The Unquiet Grave by Cyril Connolly
    Luxury: Writing paper and pencils

  41. Richard Buckle

    15 september 1979 · 25 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Richard Buckle. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Piano Quintet In A Major by Franz Schubert
    Book: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
    Luxury: Paper and pencils

  42. June Mendoza

    11 september 1979 · 29 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is portrait painter June Mendoza. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Spring Symphony by Benjamin Britten
    Book: The Penguin Chronology of the Modern World by Neville Williams
    Luxury: Canvases, brushes and paint

  43. Peter Barkworth

    4 september 1979 · 30 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Barkworth. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in A Flat by Edward Elgar
    Book: His diaries to date
    Luxury: Beautifully bound blank book and ballpoint pens

  44. Barry Norman

    25 augustus 1979 · 29 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Barry Norman. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Book: The World of Jeeves by P G Wodehouse
    Luxury: Typewriter, paper and a desk with cricket balls in the drawers

  45. Boris Christoff

    18 augustus 1979 · 31 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is opera singer Boris Christoff. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Prendi I'Anel Ti Dono (from La Sonnambula) by Vincenzo Bellini
    Book: The Poetry by Yuarroros

  46. Countess Elizabeth Longford

    11 augustus 1979 · 30 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Countess Elizabeth Longford. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Air (from Water Music Suite) by Handel/Harty
    Book: Utopia by Thomas Moore
    Luxury: Tapestry making kit

  47. Sir Ralph Richardson

    4 augustus 1979 · 30 min

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    Besides choosing the eight records he would take to the mythical island, Sir Ralph Richardson talks to Roy Plomley about his early life in an insurance office, about some of the many films and plays in which he has acted, and about the National Theatre where he was appearing at the time. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Clarinet Concerto in A by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Book: Novels by Henry James
    Luxury: Pipes and tobacco

  48. Dame Moura Lympany

    28 juli 1979 · 30 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dame Moura Lympany. Lees meer

    Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Felix Mendelssohn
    Book: Book about growing flowers and vegetables on a desert island
    Luxury: Wine from own vineyard

  49. Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais

    21 juli 1979 · 28 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaways are scriptwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Lees meer

    Favourite track: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin
    Book: Teach yourself the guitar and Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
    Luxury: Cards and a guitar

  50. C Northcote Parkinson

    14 juli 1979 · 29 min

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    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian C Northcote Parkinson. Lees meer

    Favourite track: The Old Hundredth by Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II
    Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
    Luxury: Radio receiver