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    Rupert Davies

    Mon 13 Nov 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rupert Davies

  • Wee Georgie Wood

    Mon 6 Nov 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Wee Georgie Wood

  • Tommy Reilly

    Mon 2 Oct 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is harmonica player Tommy Reilly

  • Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall

    Mon 18 Sep 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is sailor Sir Stephen King-Hall

  • Julian Bream

    Mon 5 Jun 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is guitarist Julian Bream

  • Kingsley Amis

    Mon 29 May 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Kingsley Amis

  • Pietro Annigoni

    Mon 15 May 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artist Pietro Annigoni

  • Ralph Reader

    Mon 8 May 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and director Ralph Reader.

  • James Mason

    Mon 6 Mar 1961

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Mason

  • Ursula Bloom

    Mon 14 Nov 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Ursula Bloom

  • Cliff Richard

    Mon 31 Oct 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pop singer Cliff Richard

  • Godfrey Talbot

    Mon 29 Aug 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist Godfrey Talbot.

  • Danny Blanchflower

    Mon 15 Aug 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is footballer Danny Blanchflower

  • Antal Dorati

    Mon 25 Jul 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Antal Dorati

  • Claudio Arrau

    Mon 4 Jul 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Claudio Arrau

  • Sir Alec Guinness

    Mon 27 Jun 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness

  • Julian Slade

    Mon 20 Jun 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Julian Slade

  • Liberace

    Mon 23 May 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace

  • Sir Adrian Boult

    Mon 28 Mar 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Adrian Boult

  • Russ Conway

    Mon 14 Mar 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is pop pianist Russ Conway

  • Sir Arthur Bryant

    Mon 22 Feb 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Sir Arthur Bryant

  • LΓ©on Goossens

    Mon 15 Feb 1960

    Roy Plomley's castaway is oboist Leon Goossens

  • John Paddy Carstairs

    Mon 7 Dec 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs

  • Joan Sutherland

    Mon 23 Nov 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland

  • Benny Hill

    Mon 16 Nov 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill

  • George Thalben-Ball

    Mon 26 Oct 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is organist George Thalben-Ball

  • Alfred Hitchcock (1959)

    Mon 19 Oct 1959

    Film director Alfred Hitchcock is Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs.

  • Dave Brubeck

    Mon 12 Oct 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck

  • Sir Leonard Hutton

    Mon 7 Sep 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton.

  • John Snagge

    Mon 31 Aug 1959

    Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge

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