Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4
Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 23, 1980 • 36min
Tristan Jones
Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor and writer Tristan Jones.Favourite track: 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Book: Modern wooden yacht construction
Luxury: 12 foot by 8 foot Union Jack
Aug 16, 1980 • 33min
Stephen Sondheim
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Stephen Sondheim.Favourite track: Porgy and Bess by Lawrence Winters and Others
Book: Collected works by E B White
Luxury: Piano
Aug 9, 1980 • 33min
William Trevor
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer William Trevor.Favourite track: Clarinet Quintet In B Minor by Johannes Brahms
Book: Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler
Luxury: Grapevines
Aug 2, 1980 • 44min
Gregory Peck
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Gregory Peck.Favourite track: Symphony No. 7 In A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg
Luxury: Cases of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
Jul 26, 1980 • 31min
David Scott Blackhall
Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster David Scott Blackhall.Favourite track: Our Love Is Here To Stay by George Gershwin
Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury: Perkins Brailler and paper
Jul 19, 1980 • 20min
Daley Thompson
Roy Plomley's castaway is World Champion decathlete Daley Thompson.Favourite track: Unchained Melody by George Benson
Book: Novels by John Wyndham
Luxury: Guitar and instruction book
Jul 12, 1980 • 30min
Tom Lehrer
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Tom Lehrer.Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes by Richard Strauss
Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Piano
Jul 5, 1980 • 35min
V S Naipaul
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer V S Naipaul.Favourite track: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Teach yourself mathematics
Luxury: The Enlightened Buddha
Jun 28, 1980 • 32min
Barbara Woodhouse
Roy Plomley's castaway is dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse.Favourite track: Skye Boat Song by Adrian Brett
Book: Talking To Animals by Barbara Woodhouse
Luxury: Mother's ormolu clock
Jun 21, 1980 • 34min
General Sir John Hackett
Roy Plomley's castaway is soldier and writer General Sir John Hackett.Favourite track: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: 1001 Gems of English Poetry
Luxury: Six dozen bottles of Chateau La Tour 1962
