Raymond Briggs began his career as an illustrator after studying art at the Slade School. He first achieved fame through his picture books for children, Father Christmas and Fungus the Bogeyman, but has since moved into the adult world with When the Wind Blows, in which an elderly couple struggle to survive a nuclear attack.

As he told Roy Plomley when they met to choose his eight records, he has now turned this most recent picture book into a stage play.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: The Boogie Rocks by Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sinead Cusack.

Favourite track: Concerto in G Minor No. 1 by Max Bruch

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Terry Wogan.

Favourite track: The Young Prince and The Young Princess by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Roy Plomley's castaway is retired Old Bailey Judge Sir Alan King-Hamilton.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and comedian Arthur English.

Favourite track: 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer A N Wilson.

Favourite track: Profisciere Anima Christiana by Edward Elgar

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian and musician Max Boyce.

Favourite track: The First Time by MacColl

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Geoffrey Moorhouse.

Favourite track: Notte E Giorno Faticar (Don Giovanni) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Ruggiero Ricci.

Favourite track: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C by Johann Sebastian Bach

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor James Fox.

Favourite track: I Believe In You by Bob Dylan