John Paddy Carstairs

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs.Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyBook: Thesaurus by RogetLuxury: Piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs. Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Thesaurus by Roget Luxury: Piano

Joan Sutherland

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland.Favourite track: Mira, O Norma by Vincenzo BelliniBook: Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto GoldschmidtLuxury: Bed

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland. Favourite track: Mira, O Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Book: Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto Goldschmidt Luxury: Bed

Benny Hill

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill.Favourite track: Le Gamin de Paris by Yves MontandBook: Collection of language coursesLuxury: Film camera

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill. Favourite track: Le Gamin de Paris by Yves Montand Book: Collection of language courses Luxury: Film camera

Alfred Hitchcock

Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is film director Alfred Hitchcock.Favourite track: Siegfried's Horn Call by Richard WagnerBook: Household Management by Mrs BeetonLuxury: Continental railway timetableThis is the only extract the BBC has of this episode of Desert Island Discs.

Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is film director Alfred Hitchcock. Favourite track: Siegfried's Horn Call by Richard Wagner Book: Household Management by Mrs Beeton Luxury: Continental railway timetable This is the only extract the BBC has of this episode of Desert Island Discs.

Alfred Hitchcock (1959)

Dave Brubeck

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck.Book: EncyclopaediaLuxury: Piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck. Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano

Sir Leonard Hutton

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton.Book: History of cricketLuxury: Golf clubs

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton. Book: History of cricket Luxury: Golf clubs

Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge.Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino GuareschiLuxury: Painting by Rembrandt

Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge. Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi Luxury: Painting by Rembrandt

John Snagge

Lotte Lehmann

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann.Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang GoetheLuxury: Paintbox

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann. Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Paintbox

Judy Grinham

Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion swimmer Judy Grinham.Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella FitzgeraldBook: War and Peace by Leo TolstoyLuxury: Typewriter and paper

Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion swimmer Judy Grinham. Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Typewriter and paper

John Osborne

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne.Luxury: Perfume

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne. Luxury: Perfume

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

Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1942-1959

Tex Ritter

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and singer Tex Ritter.Luxury: Cards and guitar

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and singer Tex Ritter. Luxury: Cards and guitar

Leopold Stokowski

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Leopold Stokowski.Luxury: Tape recorder

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Leopold Stokowski. Luxury: Tape recorder

Dennis Brain

Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain.Book: Back numbers of motor magazinesLuxury: Typewriter and paper

Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain. Book: Back numbers of motor magazines Luxury: Typewriter and paper

Christopher Stone

Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ Christopher Stone.Luxury: Paper and fountain pen

Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ Christopher Stone. Luxury: Paper and fountain pen

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Lupino Lane.Luxury: Camera

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Lupino Lane. Luxury: Camera

Lupino Lane

Fred Streeter

Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter.Book: Gardening dictionaryLuxury: Greenhouse for growing orchids

Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter. Book: Gardening dictionary Luxury: Greenhouse for growing orchids

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.Book: French cookery bookLuxury: Sun-tan oil

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Book: French cookery book Luxury: Sun-tan oil

Jim Laker

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Jim Laker.Luxury: Cricket ball and a piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Jim Laker. Luxury: Cricket ball and a piano

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