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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980

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

Ranked #1

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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

22mins

Ranked #2

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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

33mins

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Ranked #3

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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

30mins

Ranked #4

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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

23mins

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Ranked #5

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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

25mins

Ranked #6

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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

24mins

Ranked #7

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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

31mins

Ranked #8

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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

27mins

Ranked #9

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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

25mins

Ranked #10

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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

27mins

Ranked #11

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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

29mins

Ranked #12

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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

30mins

Ranked #13

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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

43mins

Ranked #14

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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

31mins

Ranked #15

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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

25mins

Ranked #16

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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

26mins

Ranked #17

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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

27mins

Ranked #18

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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

30mins

Ranked #19

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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

28mins

Ranked #20

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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

26mins

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