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Fragment Archive 1960-1969 Podcast

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

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    Acker Bilk

    Mon 10 Dec 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk

  • Anna Russell

    Mon 3 Dec 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and comedian Anna Russell

  • Jack Warner

    Mon 19 Nov 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Jack Warner

  • George Shearing

    Mon 5 Nov 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz pianist George Shearing

  • Pamela Hansford-Johnson

    Mon 29 Oct 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Pamela Hansford-Johnson.

  • Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies

    Mon 8 Oct 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies

  • Stanley Unwin

    Mon 10 Sep 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Stanley Unwin.

  • Lionel Tertis

    Mon 13 Aug 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is violist Lionel Tertis

  • Stephen Spender

    Mon 9 Jul 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Stephen Spender

  • John Allegro

    Mon 25 Jun 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Dead Sea Scrolls scholar John Allegro.

  • Giovanni Martinelli

    Mon 18 Jun 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Giovanni Martinelli

  • Eric Hosking

    Mon 4 Jun 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is ornithologist Eric Hosking

  • Robert Morley

    Mon 23 Apr 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Robert Morley.

  • Sidney Nolan

    Sat 21 Apr 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Sidney Nolan.

  • Raymond Glendenning

    Mon 26 Mar 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is sports commentator Raymond Glendenning

  • Colonel A D Wintle

    Mon 12 Mar 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer Colonel A D Wintle

  • Sir John Gielgud

    Mon 29 Jan 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir John Gielgud

  • Rupert Davies

    Mon 13 Nov 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rupert Davies

  • Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall

    Mon 18 Sep 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor Sir Stephen King-Hall

  • Julian Bream

    Mon 5 Jun 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is guitarist Julian Bream

  • Kingsley Amis

    Mon 29 May 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Kingsley Amis

  • Pietro Annigoni

    Mon 15 May 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Pietro Annigoni

  • Ralph Reader

    Mon 8 May 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and director Ralph Reader.

  • James Mason

    Mon 6 Mar 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Mason

  • Ursula Bloom

    Mon 14 Nov 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Ursula Bloom

  • Danny Blanchflower

    Mon 15 Aug 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is footballer Danny Blanchflower

  • Antal Dorati

    Mon 25 Jul 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Antal Dorati

  • Claudio Arrau

    Mon 4 Jul 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Claudio Arrau

  • Sir Alec Guinness

    Mon 27 Jun 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness

  • Julian Slade

    Mon 20 Jun 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Julian Slade

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