Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970

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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970 episodes

December 26, 1970 Quentin Poole
Roy Plomley's castaway is head chorister Quentin Poole.
Favourite track: Mariner Man by William Walton
Book: Novels by Agatha Christie
Luxury: Flute and music
22 min
September 14, 1970 Helen Watts
Roy Plomley's castaway is contralto Helen Watts.
Favourite track: Betracht Meine Seel by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Illustrated book on gardening
Luxury: Velasquez, The Maids of Honour, in the Prado
3 min
July 27, 1970 Joan Hammond
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Hammond.
Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In F by Jeanne Marie Darre
Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste
28 min
March 30, 1970 Nyree Dawn Porter
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Nyree Dawn Porter.
Favourite track: Brief Lives by Roy Dotrice
Book: The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber
Luxury: Umbrella
23 min
February 07, 1970 Isidore Godfrey
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Isidore Godfrey.
Favourite track: Symphony in D Minor by César Franck
Book: The scores of the symphonies by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Luxury: Piano
24 min
January 19, 1970 Val Doonican
Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Val Doonican.
Favourite track: Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel
Book: A Big Anthology
Luxury: Guitar
20 min
January 05, 1970 Fyfe Robertson
Roy Plomley's castaway is TV reporter Fyfe Robertson.
Favourite track: Sound an Alarm by George Frideric Handel
Book: General Semantics
Luxury: Cello
10 min
December 20, 1969 Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Roy Plomley's castaway is field marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
Favourite track: Sei Nicht Bos (from Der Obersteiger) by Carl Zeller
Book: The History of Warfare by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Luxury: Piano
27 min
November 15, 1969 Dudley Moore
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian, actor and pianist Dudley Moore.
Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major (Opus 55) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Study of psychology
Luxury: Piano
21 min
November 01, 1969 Anthony Grey
Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey.
Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric Handel
Book: Dictionary
Luxury: Book stall in Victoria station
20 min