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

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    Mike Harding

    Sat 23 Oct 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Mike Harding

  • Geoffrey Grigson

    Sat 16 Oct 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is critic Geoffrey Grigson

  • David Lloyd Jones

    Sat 2 Oct 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is artistic director of Opera North David Lloyd Jones

  • Wilbur Smith

    Sat 25 Sep 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Wilbur Smith

  • Carlo Curley

    Sat 18 Sep 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is organist Carlo Curley

  • James Loughran

    Sat 11 Sep 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor James Loughran

  • Claire Bloom

    Sat 4 Sep 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Claire Bloom

  • Duke & Duchess of Devonshire

    Sat 28 Aug 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaways are the Duke & Duchess Of Devonshire

  • Carl Davis

    Sat 21 Aug 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Carl Davis

  • Donald Sinden

    Sat 14 Aug 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Donald Sinden

  • Dame Janet Baker

    Sat 7 Aug 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker

  • George Martin

    Sat 31 Jul 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is record producer George Martin

  • Lyall Watson

    Sat 24 Jul 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is marine biologist Lyall Watson

  • Pamela Stephenson

    Sat 17 Jul 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Pamela Stephenson

  • Captain Jacques Cousteau

    Sat 10 Jul 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is oceanographer Captain Jacques Cousteau

  • John Mortimer QC

    Sat 3 Jul 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is barrister John Mortimer QC

  • Eric Newby

    Sat 19 Jun 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Eric Newby

  • Sir Anton Dolin

    Sat 12 Jun 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Sir Anton Dolin

  • Delia Smith

    Sat 5 Jun 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cookery expert Delia Smith

  • Desmond Hawkins

    Sat 29 May 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is founder of the 大象传媒's Natural History Unit Desmond Hawkins

  • Marti Webb

    Sat 22 May 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Marti Webb

  • Julian Symons

    Sat 15 May 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Julian Symons

  • Lucia Popp

    Sat 8 May 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lucia Popp

  • Jenny Agutter

    Sat 1 May 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Jenny Agutter

  • Dorothy Dunnett

    Sat 24 Apr 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Dunnett

  • Brian Aldiss

    Sat 17 Apr 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and critic Brian Aldiss

  • Julia McKenzie

    Sat 10 Apr 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Julia McKenzie

  • Richard Armstrong

    Sat 3 Apr 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Richard Armstrong

  • Sir William Walton

    Sat 27 Mar 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir William Walton

  • Lord Bernard Miles

    Sat 20 Mar 1982

    Roy Plomley's castaway is founder of the Mermaid Bernard Miles

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