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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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    Barbara Taylor Bradford

    Sat 27 Apr 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford

  • Robert Burchfield

    Sat 20 Apr 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Oxford English Dictionary Chief Editor Robert Burchfield

  • Joseph Allen

    Sat 13 Apr 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is physicist Joseph Allen

  • Doris Stokes

    Sat 6 Apr 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is medium Doris Stokes

  • Richard Eyre

    Sat 23 Mar 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is director Richard Eyre

  • Gordon Beningfield

    Sat 16 Mar 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Gordon Beningfield

  • Alison Lurie

    Sat 9 Mar 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is academic and writer Alison Lurie

  • Jorge Bolet

    Sat 2 Mar 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Jorge Bolet

  • Anthony Hopkins

    Sat 23 Feb 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Anthony Hopkins

  • Michael Elkins

    Sat 16 Feb 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist Michael Elkins

  • Elly Ameling

    Sat 9 Feb 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Elly Ameling

  • Julie Walters

    Sat 2 Feb 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Julie Walters

  • Madhur Jaffrey

    Sat 26 Jan 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and broadcaster Madhur Jaffrey

  • John Harvey-Jones

    Sat 19 Jan 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is businessman John Harvey-Jones

  • Tom Stoppard

    Sat 12 Jan 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Tom Stoppard

  • Sir Michael Tippett

    Sat 5 Jan 1985

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir Michael Tippett

  • Ray Cooney

    Sat 15 Dec 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Ray Cooney

  • Sir John Burgh

    Sat 8 Dec 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Director-General of the British Council Sir John Burgh

  • Miklos Rozsa

    Sat 1 Dec 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Miklos Rozsa

  • Robin Hanbury-Tenison

    Sat 24 Nov 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison

  • David Puttnam

    Sat 17 Nov 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is producer David Puttnam

  • Vernon Handley

    Sat 10 Nov 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Vernon Handley

  • Tom Sharpe

    Sat 3 Nov 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Tom Sharpe

  • David Rendall

    Sat 27 Oct 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor David Rendall

  • Jonathan Lynn

    Sat 20 Oct 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Jonathan Lynn

  • Michael Ffolkes

    Fri 19 Oct 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Michael Ffolkes

  • John Surman

    Sat 6 Oct 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is saxophonist John Surman

  • John Hurt

    Sat 29 Sep 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor John Hurt

  • Alfred Eisenstadt

    Sat 22 Sep 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is photo-journalist Alfred Eisenstadt

  • Gerry Cottle

    Sat 15 Sep 1984

    Roy Plomley's castaway is circus owner Gerry Cottle

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