Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985

By BBC Radio 4

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

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How many episodes does Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985 have?

The podcast currently has 204 episodes available.

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985 episodes:

July 04, 1981 Gloria Swanson
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Gloria Swanson.
Favourite track: Un Bel Di Vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Luxury: Telephone
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35min
June 27, 1981 Morris West
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Morris West.
Favourite track: Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Meditations Upon Our Human Condition by John Donne
Luxury: Pencils and paper
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34min
June 20, 1981 Giuseppe Di Stefano
Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano.
Favourite track: Qui La Voce Sua Soave by Vincenzo Bellini
Book: Maria by Arianna Stassinopoulos
Luxury: Roulette table
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36min
June 13, 1981 Richard Leakey
Roy Plomley's castaway is anthropologist Richard Leakey.
Favourite track: Solo Whale by Frank Watlington
Book: Touch The Earth by T C McLuhan
Luxury: Pillow
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36min
June 06, 1981 Rt Hon William Whitelaw
Roy Plomley's castaway is Home Secretary The Rt Hon William Whitelaw.
Favourite track: White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Book: The World That Fred Made by Bernard Darwin
Luxury: Bath with a hot water system
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36min
May 16, 1981 Sir John Gielgud
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir John Gielgud.
Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
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41min
May 09, 1981 Buddy Rich
Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader and drummer Buddy Rich.
Favourite track: The Girl On The Rock by Ralph Brewster Singers
Book: The Story of O by Pauline Reage
Luxury: Ferrari
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33min
May 02, 1981 Sir Frederick Ashton
Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton.
Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Cards
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35min
April 25, 1981 Stewart Granger
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Stewart Granger.
Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Collected works by Ernest Hemingway
Luxury: Gold statuette of Sir Winston Churchill
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45min
April 18, 1981 Princess Grace of Monaco
Roy Plomley's castaway is Princess Grace Of Monaco.
Favourite track: Berceuse In D Flat by Frédéric Chopin
Book: Plays by George Kelly
Luxury: Pillow
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31min

FAQs about Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985:

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