Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

BBC Radio 4

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

14 Episodes

Cliff Richard
10/31/1960
20:23
Roy Plomley's castaway is pop singer Cliff Richard.Cliff talks about growing up in India and discovering that he had a talent for music; how it feels to leave his teenage years behind him and his intention to embark on his next movie role - a more serious part - in a thriller by Margery Allingham. He confesses to homesickness for Britain during five weeks in America, describes how he deals with fans who want to grab a piece of him and how he came up with the name "Cliff Richard". Favourite track: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and his Comets Book: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Luxury: Guitar
Godfrey Talbot
8/29/1960
22:32
Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist Godfrey Talbot.Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: Critical and Historical Essays by Thomas Macaulay Luxury: Writing materials
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Liberace
5/23/1960
22:48
Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace.Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol Luxury: Piano
George Thalben-Ball
10/26/1959
23:09
Roy Plomley's castaway is organist George Thalben-Ball.Favourite track: Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Luxury: White rug
Charles Mackerras
8/24/1959
27:10
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras.Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine
Percy Kahn
9/8/1958
23:06
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Percy Kahn.Luxury: Tape recorder
Hephzibah Menuhin
8/25/1958
23:27
Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin.Luxury: Chinese language course
Agnes Nicholls
5/19/1958
23:03
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls.Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume
Roy Plomley
5/12/1958
26:08
Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley.Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper
Ben Lyon
2/17/1958
19:20
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon.Luxury: Film projector and films of family

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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

BBC Radio 4

14 Episodes

Cliff Richard

Godfrey Talbot

Liberace

George Thalben-Ball

Charles Mackerras

Percy Kahn

Hephzibah Menuhin

Agnes Nicholls

Roy Plomley

Ben Lyon