Ranked #1
Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Eric Idle.Favourite track: Cello Concerto in C by Franz Joseph HaydnBook: Compendium ... Read more
27 Nov 1976
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22mins
Ranked #2
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl.Favourite track: Agnus Dei by Johann Sebastian BachBook: The New ... Read more
27 Oct 1979
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33mins
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Ranked #3
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Natalie Wood.Favourite track: American Pie by Don MacLeanBook: Poetry by e e cummings... Read more
10 May 1980
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30mins
Ranked #4
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Connolly.Favourite track: At The Ball That's All by Laurel & HardyBook: Cat... Read more
30 Jul 1977
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23mins
Ranked #5
Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Philip Larkin.Favourite track: I'm Down In The Dumps by Bessie SmithBook: The collected w... Read more
17 Jul 1976
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25mins
Ranked #6
David Niven
David Niven
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor David Niven.Favourite track: Once More Unto The Breach (Henry V) by William ShakespeareB... Read more
30 Apr 1977
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24mins
Ranked #7
Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness.Favourite track: Sonata No. 32 in C Minor (Opus 111) by Ludwig van Bee... Read more
24 Dec 1977
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31mins
Ranked #8
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Joan Fontaine.Favourite track: Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard GriegBook: Single-v... Read more
25 Nov 1978
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27mins
Ranked #9
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Charlotte Rampling.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van... Read more
3 Apr 1976
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25mins
Ranked #10
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Luciano Pavarotti.Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart... Read more
14 Feb 1976
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27mins
Ranked #11
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov.Favourite track: In Diesen Heil'Gen Hallen by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBook:... Read more
19 Nov 1977
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29mins
Ranked #12
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin.Favourite track: Nimrod by Edward ElgarBook: Vanity Fair by Wil... Read more
17 Nov 1979
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30mins
Ranked #13
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Gregory Peck.Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: Abr... Read more
2 Aug 1980
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43mins
Ranked #14
David Attenborough
David Attenborough
Roy Plomley's castaway is zoologist David Attenborough.Favourite track: String Quintet In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mo... Read more
10 Mar 1979
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31mins
Ranked #15
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
Roy Plomley's castaway is travel writer Paul Theroux.Favourite track: Vergnügte Ruh by Johann Sebastian BachBook: Anthol... Read more
27 Mar 1976
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25mins
Ranked #16
Dame Daphne Du Maurier
Dame Daphne Du Maurier
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dame Daphne Du Maurier.Favourite track: Spartacus by Aram KhachaturianBook: The collect... Read more
3 Sep 1977
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26mins
Ranked #17
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Roy Plomley's castaway is director Elia Kazan.Favourite track: String Quartet in A Minor by Ludwig van BeethovenBook: Th... Read more
23 Jan 1979
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27mins
Ranked #18
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie Parker All StarsBook:... Read more
19 Jan 1980
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30mins
Ranked #19
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lauren Bacall.Favourite track: My Mistress' Eyes (Sonnet 130) by William ShakespeareBo... Read more
3 Mar 1979
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28mins
Ranked #20
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Derek Jacobi.Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner by Noel CowardB... Read more
10 Jun 1978
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26mins