Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1942-1959 Podcast
1) John Paddy Carstairs
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs. Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Thesaurus by Roget Luxury: Piano
2) Joan Sutherland
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland. Favourite track: Mira, O Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Book: Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto Goldschmidt Luxury: Bed
3) Benny Hill
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill. Favourite track: Le Gamin de Paris by Yves Montand Book: Collection of language courses Luxury: Film camera
4) Alfred Hitchcock
Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Alfred Hitchcock. Favourite track: Siegfried's Horn Call by Richard Wagner Book: Household Management by Mrs Beeton Luxury: Continental railway timetable
5) Dave Brubeck
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck. Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano
6) John Snagge
Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge. Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi Luxury: Painting by Rembrandt
7) Lotte Lehmann
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann. Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Paintbox
8) Judy Grinham
Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion swimmer Judy Grinham. Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Typewriter and paper
9) John Osborne
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne. Luxury: Perfume
10) Elena Gerhardt
Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt. Book: A philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Tapestry-making kit