Barbara Woodhouse
28 Jun 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse.Favourite track: Skye Boat Song by Adrian Br...
General Sir John Hackett
21 Jun 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer General Sir John Hackett.Favourite track: String Quarte...
Freddie Jones
07 Jun 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Freddie Jones.Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Luxur...
Robert Tear
31 May 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Robert Tear.Favourite track: Concerto For Double String Orchestra by...
Earl Hines
24 May 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist Earl Hines.Favourite track: Trust In Me by Dinah Washington &...
Rt Hon Lord Denning
17 May 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is Master of the Rolls The Rt Hon Lord Alfred Denning.Favourite track: Fantas...
Natalie Wood
10 May 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood.Favourite track: American Pie by Don MacLean Book: Po...
Lindsay Anderson
03 May 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is director Lindsay Anderson.Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B...
Salvatore Accardo
26 Apr 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Salvatore Accardo.Favourite track: Che Faro Senza Euridice by Ch...
Erich Segal
19 Apr 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Erich Segal.Favourite track: A Fifth Of Beethoven by Walter Murphy ...
Leonard Rossiter
12 Apr 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Leonard Rossiter.Favourite track: Max At The Met by Max Miller Book:...
Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth
05 Apr 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is Salvation Army Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth.Favourite track: Hall...
Donald Pleasence
29 Mar 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Donald Pleasence.Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi Book: ...
Frances Perry
22 Mar 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Frances Perry.Favourite track: Stars and Stripes Forever ...
Geoffrey Household
15 Mar 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Geoffrey Household.Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Lu...
Kiri Te Kanawa
08 Mar 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kiri Te Kanawa.Favourite track: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G by Wolfg...
Susannah York
01 Mar 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Susannah York.Favourite track: Concerto in D Minor For Violin, Obo...
Fay Weldon
23 Feb 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Fay Weldon.Book: Kennedy's Latin Primer Luxury: Shiny white paper a...
Timothy West
16 Feb 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Timothy West.Favourite track: Bagatelle In B Flat by Ludwig van Beet...
Claudio Abbado
09 Feb 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Claudio Abbado.Favourite track: Kommt Ihr Tochter by Johann Seba...
Otto Preminger
02 Feb 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Otto Preminger.Favourite track: Laura by Frank Sinatra Book: Auto...
Sir Cecil Beaton
26 Jan 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton.Favourite track: Symphony No. 1...
Dizzy Gillespie
19 Jan 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie P...
Sir Peter Parker
12 Jan 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is chairman of British Rail Sir Peter Parker.Favourite track: Oboe Quartet in...
Reginald Goodall
05 Jan 1980
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Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Reginald Goodall.Favourite track: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C by...
Kyung-Wha Chung
29 Dec 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Kyung-Wha Chung.Favourite track: Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor by...
Sir Osbert Lancaster
22 Dec 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Sir Osbert Lancaster.Favourite track: Ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser...
Norman Mailer
15 Dec 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Norman Mailer.Favourite track: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major by Lu...
Elisabeth Soderstrom
08 Dec 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom.Favourite track: The Age Of Gold by Dmitri Sh...
Charles Causley
01 Dec 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Charles Causley.Favourite track: The Play Of Daniel Overture by Ensem...
Peter Shaffer
24 Nov 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Shaffer.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat b...
Michael Palin
17 Nov 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin.Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward Elgar Boo...
Marti Caine
10 Nov 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and musician Marti Caine.Favourite track: Coming Home by Marshall ...
Sian Phillips
03 Nov 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sian Phillips.Favourite track: Summer by Alexander Glazunov Book: ...
Roald Dahl
27 Oct 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl.Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Johann Sebastia...
Rex Harrison
20 Oct 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rex Harrison.Favourite track: A Lull At Dawn by Barney Bigard and hi...
Josephine Barstow
13 Oct 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Josephine Barstow.Favourite track: Symphony No 9 by Ludwig van Bee...
Wilfred Thesiger
06 Oct 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Wilfred Thesiger.Favourite track: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré Book...
Pam Ayres
29 Sep 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is poet and broadcaster Pam Ayres.Favourite track: The New St George by John ...
Ted Allbeury
22 Sep 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is thriller writer Ted Allbeury.Favourite track: Love Is The Sweetest Thing b...
Richard Buckle
15 Sep 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and critic Richard Buckle.Favourite track: Piano Quintet In A Major...
June Mendoza
11 Sep 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is portrait painter June Mendoza.Favourite track: Spring Symphony by Benjamin...
Peter Barkworth
04 Sep 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Barkworth.Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in A Flat by Edward ...
Barry Norman
25 Aug 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Barry Norman.Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C M...
Boris Christoff
18 Aug 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is opera singer Boris Christoff.Favourite track: Prendi I'Anel Ti Dono (from ...
Countess Elizabeth Longford
11 Aug 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Countess Elizabeth Longford.Favourite track: Air (from Water Mus...
Sir Ralph Richardson
04 Aug 1979
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Besides choosing the eight records he would take to the mythical island, Sir Ralph Richardson talks ...
Dame Moura Lympany
28 Jul 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Dame Moura Lympany.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Mino...
Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais
21 Jul 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaways are scriptwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.Favourite track: You Make ...
C Northcote Parkinson
14 Jul 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is historian C Northcote Parkinson.Favourite track: The Old Hundredth by Coro...
Glen Tetley
07 Jul 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Glen Tetley.Favourite track: Laudamus Te by Claudio Montever...
Tito Gobbi
30 Jun 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Tito Gobbi.Favourite track: La Montanara by Tito Gobbi Book: Flow...
Ed McBain
23 Jun 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is the writer Ed McBain.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor by S...
Irene Thomas
16 Jun 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is former Brain Of Britain and radio personality Irene Thomas.Favourite track...
Ian Carmichael
09 Jun 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Ian Carmichael.Favourite track: Adagio (from Spartacus) by Aram Khac...
Sir Robert Mayer
02 Jun 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is patron of music Sir Robert Mayer.Favourite track: An Die Musik by Franz Sc...
Jack Brymer
26 May 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is clarinettist Jack Brymer.Favourite track: String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor ...
Alec McCowen
19 May 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alec McCowen.Favourite track: Gypsy (Overture) by Broadway Orchestra...
Peter Blake
12 May 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Peter Blake.Favourite track: Molly Bloom's Soliloquy (from Ulysses)...
James Cameron
05 May 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist James Cameron.Favourite track: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas ...
Edward Fox
28 Apr 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Edward Fox.Favourite track: Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring by Johann Seb...
Patricia Highsmith
21 Apr 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Patricia Highsmith.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor...
Sir Edmund Hillary
14 Apr 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary.Favourite track: Blowin' In The Wind by Bob...
Sir Adrian Boult
07 Apr 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Adrian Boult.Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by ...
Burl Ives
31 Mar 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Burl Ives.Favourite track: Horn Concerto No. 4 In E Flat by Wolfgang...
Ray Reardon
24 Mar 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is snooker champion Ray Reardon.Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by...
Ileana Cotrubas
17 Mar 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Ileana Cotrubas.Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi Book:...
David Attenborough
10 Mar 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is zoologist David Attenborough.Favourite track: String Quintet In G Minor by...
Lauren Bacall
03 Mar 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lauren Bacall.Favourite track: My Mistress' Eyes (Sonnet 130) by W...
Nana Mouskouri
24 Feb 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Nana Mouskouri.Favourite track: Girl From The North Country by Bob ...
Sir Arthur Bryant
20 Feb 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Sir Arthur Bryant.Favourite track: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang A...
Norris McWhirter
13 Feb 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is Editor of the Guinness Book of Records Norris McWhirter.Favourite track: P...
Robert Stephens
03 Feb 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Robert Stephens.Favourite track: Speak The Speech, I Pray You (from ...
Benjamin Luxon
30 Jan 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone Benjamin Luxon.Favourite track: Spem In Alium by Tallis Book: Col...
Elia Kazan
23 Jan 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is director Elia Kazan.Favourite track: String Quartet in A Minor by Ludwig v...
Allan Prior
16 Jan 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and scriptwriter Allan Prior.Favourite track: Never Been Kissed I...
Robert Powell
09 Jan 1979
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Robert Powell.Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor by Gu...
Norman Parkinson
30 Dec 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer Norman Parkinson.Favourite track: La Vie En Rose by Grace Jon...
Sir Robert Helpmann
23 Dec 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Sir Robert Helpmann.Favourite track: Bailero by Victoria De Los Ang...
Dinsdale Landen
16 Dec 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Dinsdale Landen.Favourite track: Sanctus by Gabriel Fauré Book: Gre...
Barry John
09 Dec 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is rugby player Barry John.Favourite track: Myfanwy by Treorchy Male Voice Ch...
Vladimir Ashkenazy
02 Dec 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 27 In B Fla...
Joan Fontaine
25 Nov 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Joan Fontaine.Favourite track: Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard...
David Bellamy
18 Nov 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is botanist David Bellamy.Favourite track: The Better Land by Clara Butt Book...
Michael Crawford
11 Nov 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Michael Crawford.Favourite track: Gloria by Les Troubadours Du Roi B...
John Wain
04 Nov 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer John Wain.Favourite track: Voi Che Sapete by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar...
Jule Styne
28 Oct 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Jule Styne.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor by Wo...
Colin Wilson
21 Oct 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Colin Wilson.Favourite track: String Quartet in F by Ludwig van Bee...
Noel Edmonds
14 Oct 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ and TV presenter Noel Edmonds.Favourite track: Time In A Bottle by Jim ...
Christopher Fry
07 Oct 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Christopher Fry.Favourite track: Spring Symphony by Benjamin Br...
Alec Clifton-Taylor
30 Sep 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is architectural historian Alec Clifton-Taylor.Favourite track: Intermezzo In...
Alan Jay Lerner
23 Sep 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is lyricist Alan Jay Lerner.Favourite track: Mack The Knife by Louis Armstron...
Cathy Berberian
16 Sep 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Cathy Berberian.Favourite track: Sinfonia by Swingle Sisters Book:...
Tennessee Williams
09 Sep 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Tennessee Williams.Favourite track: Danny Boy by Harry Belafont...
Gian Carlo Menotti
02 Sep 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Gian Carlo Menotti.Book: Book on philosophy by Emmanuel Kant Luxu...
Rt Hon. Denis Healey
26 Aug 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey.Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Ven...
Fred Trueman
19 Aug 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Fred Trueman.Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor by Anton...
Janet Suzman
12 Aug 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Janet Suzman.Favourite track: Porgi Amor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar...
Simon Rattle
05 Aug 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Simon Rattle.Favourite track: String Quartet in B Flat by Ludwig...
Barbara Pym
29 Jul 1978
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Barbara Pym.Favourite track: In The Bleak Midwinter by King's Colle...