Archive 1981-1985 Podcast
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Sir Alan King-Hamilton
Sat 14 May 1983
Roy Plomley's castaway is retired Old Bailey Judge Sir Alan King-Hamilton
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Geoffrey Moorhouse
Sat 16 Apr 1983
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Geoffrey Moorhouse
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Baroness Maria Von Trapp
Sat 15 Jan 1983
Roy Plomley's castaway is the inspiration behind The Sound Of Music, Maria Von Trapp
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Rt Hon. George Thomas
Sat 30 Oct 1982
Roy Plomley's castaway is Speaker of the House of Commons The Rt Hon. George Thomas
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