Olivia Manning

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Moira Anderson.Favourite track: Dr MacLeod's Fancy by John Ellis & Highland Country Dance Band Book: Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell Luxury: Bathroom suite

Roy Plomley's castaway is athlete Lillian Board.Favourite track: Theme From Zorba the Greek by Theodorakis Book: Family photograph album Luxury: Bed

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Irmgard Seefried.Favourite track: Violin Concerto in D Major (Opus 61) by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Herr, Hier Bin Ich (Prayers of Life) Luxury: String of pearls

Roy Plomley's castaway is rugby player Cliff Morgan.Favourite track: Westminster (Narration with Sound Effects) by Hywel Davies Book: Teach-yourself encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano

Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and actor Des O'Connor.Favourite track: Caught in the Act by Victor Borge Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Daily delivery of The Sporting Life

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Olivia Manning.Favourite track: The Swan of Tuonela (Opus 22 No 2) by Jean Sibelius Book: Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompson Luxury: Clue to buried treasure

Roy Plomley's castaway is women's cricket captain Rachael Heyhoe.Favourite track: Nursery School by Joyce Grenfell Book: Book on desert island cookery Luxury: Ukelele

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Vincent Price.Favourite track: America the Beautiful by Vincent Price Book: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Luxury: Double bed

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and actress Lady Diana Cooper.Favourite track: Die Walkure - Wotan Puts Brunnhilde to Sleep by Richard Wagner Book: Volumes of her autobiography Luxury: Bag of pillows, in which she will smuggle in her dog

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Mary Wilson.Favourite track: Faust (Final Chorus) by Charles Gounod Book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Luxury: Make-up set, mirror and comb