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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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    Nicolai Poliakoff

    Mon 23 Dec 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Coco the Clown - Nicolai Poliakoff

  • Gordon Pirie

    Mon 18 Nov 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is athlete Gordon Pirie

  • 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.

  • Sir Charles MacLean

    Mon 12 Aug 1963

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Chief Scout Sir Charles MacLean

  • 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

  • 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

  • Antony Hopkins

    Mon 1 Oct 1962

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer, conductor and pianist Antony Hopkins.

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