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    Dame Margot Fonteyn

    Mon 12 Apr 1965

    Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn.

  • Anatole de Grunwald

    Mon 29 Mar 1965

    Roy Plomley's castaway is film producer Anatole de Grunwald

  • Sir Paul Dukes

    Mon 22 Feb 1965

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and writer Sir Paul Dukes

  • Gale Pedrick

    Mon 15 Feb 1965

    Roy Plomley's castaway is author and scriptwriter Gale Pedrick

  • Frank Phillips

    Mon 23 Nov 1964

    Roy Plomley's castaway is newsreader Frank Phillips.

  • Cilla Black

    Mon 24 Aug 1964

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Cilla Black

  • Percy Merriman

    Mon 17 Aug 1964

    Roy Plomley's castaway is concert performer Percy Merriman

  • Dame Edith Evans

    Mon 18 May 1964

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Dame Edith Evans.

  • Jim Clark

    Mon 4 May 1964

    Roy Plomley's castaway is racing driver Jim Clark.

  • Leslie Baily

    Mon 13 Jan 1964

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Leslie Baily.

  • Norman Shelley

    Sat 19 Oct 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Norman Shelley

  • Sophie Tucker

    Sun 1 Sep 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Sophie Tucker.

  • Ian Fleming

    Mon 5 Aug 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Ian Fleming

  • Carleton Hobbs

    Sat 27 Jul 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Carleton Hobbs

  • Ken Dodd

    Sat 13 Jul 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ken Dodd

  • Juliette Greco

    Mon 8 Jul 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cabaret singer Juliette Greco.

  • Barry Bucknell

    Mon 3 Jun 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is presenter Barry Bucknell

  • Birgit Nilsson

    Mon 27 May 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Birgit Nilsson

  • Rowland Emett

    Mon 20 May 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedy cartoonist Rowland Emett

  • Professor L Dudley Stamp

    Mon 6 May 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is geographer Professor L Dudley Stamp

  • David Frost

    Mon 15 Apr 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster David Frost.

  • Ted Willis

    Mon 8 Apr 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Ted Willis

  • Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

    Mon 25 Mar 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is political cartoonist Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

  • Michael Bentine

    Mon 11 Feb 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Michael Bentine

  • Noel Coward

    Mon 28 Jan 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and actor Noel Coward.

  • Gerry Lee

    Sat 19 Jan 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is animal impersonator Gerry Lee

  • Basil Boothroyd

    Mon 14 Jan 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and broadcaster Basil Boothroyd.

  • George Mitchell

    Mon 31 Dec 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is choirmaster George Mitchell

  • Lord George Sanger

    Sat 22 Dec 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is circus proprietor Lord George Sanger

  • A G Street

    Mon 17 Dec 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and farmer A G Street

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