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Desert Island Discs Episodes

  1. Blanche Thebom

    Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom

  2. Fred Streeter

    Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter

  3. Tamara Karsavina

    Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Tamara Karsavina

  4. Harold Hobson

    Roy Plomley's castaway is theatre critic Harold Hobson

  5. Mantovani

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Mantovani

  6. Percy Edwards

    Roy Plomley's castaway is bird and animal imitator Percy Edwards

  7. Count Basie

    Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Count Basie

  8. Alec Robertson

    Roy Plomley's castaway is music critic Alec Robertson

  9. Victor Borge

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Victor Borge

  10. Dick Bentley

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and broadcaster Dick Bentley

  11. Rawicz & Landauer

    Roy Plomley's castaways are pianists Rawicz & Landauer

  12. David Attenborough

    Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough

  13. Gwen Catley

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Gwen Catley

  14. Tommy Steele

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and singer Tommy Steele

  15. Ralph Wightman

    Roy Plomley's castaway is countryside expert Ralph Wightman

  16. Cicely Courtneidge

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and comedian Cicely Courtneidge

  17. Chris Brasher

    Roy Plomley's castaway is athlete Chris Brasher

  18. Bud Flanagan

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Bud Flanagan

  19. Alan Melville

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Alan Melville

  20. Elizabeth Bowen

    Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Elizabeth Bowen

  21. Anthony Quayle

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and director Anthony Quayle

  22. Edgar Lustgarten

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Edgar Lustgarten

  23. Jack Solomons

    Roy Plomley's castaway is boxing promoter Jack Solomons

  24. Peggy Ashcroft

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Peggy Ashcroft

  25. Peter Sellers

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and comedian Peter Sellers

  26. Zena Dare

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Zena Dare

  27. Dilys Powell

    Roy Plomley's castaway is film critic Dilys Powell

  28. Gerard Hoffnung

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artist and comedian Gerard Hoffnung

  29. George Cansdale

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Superintendent of the London Zoo George Cansdale

  30. Tyrone Power

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tyrone Power

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