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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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    Professor J H Plumb

    Sat 25 Feb 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Professor J H Plumb

  • Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher

    Sat 18 Feb 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher

  • Amadeus String Quartet

    Sat 11 Feb 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaways are the musicians the Amadeus String Quartet

  • Spike Milligan

    Sat 4 Feb 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Spike Milligan

  • Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson

    Sat 28 Jan 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaways are theatre historians Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson

  • Alan Coren

    Sat 21 Jan 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Editor of Punch Alan Coren

  • Omar Sharif

    Sat 14 Jan 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Omar Sharif

  • Franco Zeffirelli

    Sat 7 Jan 1978

    Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Franco Zeffirelli

  • Dorothy Edwards

    Sat 31 Dec 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Edwards

  • Sir Alec Guinness

    Christmas Eve 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness

  • Dennis Potter

    Sat 17 Dec 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Dennis Potter

  • Phil Drabble

    Sat 10 Dec 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist Phil Drabble

  • Grace Bumbry

    Sat 3 Dec 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Grace Bumbry

  • Winston Graham

    Sat 26 Nov 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Winston Graham

  • Peter Ustinov

    Sat 19 Nov 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov

  • Professor Alan Gemmell

    Sat 12 Nov 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is biologist Professor Alan Gemmell

  • Richard Adams

    Sat 5 Nov 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams

  • Wayne Sleep

    Sat 29 Oct 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep

  • Claire Rayner

    Sat 22 Oct 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner

  • Barry Sheene

    Sat 15 Oct 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is motorcycling champion Barry Sheene

  • Molly Weir

    Sat 8 Oct 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Molly Weir

  • Louis Fremaux

    Sat 1 Oct 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Louis Fremaux

  • Mike Brearley

    Sat 24 Sep 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Mike Brearley

  • Michael Croft

    Sat 17 Sep 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is National Youth Theatre founder and director Michael Croft

  • Robin Richmond

    Sat 10 Sep 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Robin Richmond

  • Dame Daphne Du Maurier

    Sat 3 Sep 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dame Daphne Du Maurier

  • Dannie Abse

    Sat 27 Aug 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse

  • Deborah Kerr

    Sat 20 Aug 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr

  • A L Rowse

    Sat 13 Aug 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is biographer A L Rowse

  • Jessica Mitford

    Sat 6 Aug 1977

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Jessica Mitford

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