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Richard Adams

FromDesert Island Discs

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31 minutes

Released:

Nov 5, 1977

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Podcast episode

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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams.Favourite track: Non So Piu by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Annunciation

Released:

Nov 5, 1977

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Dame Daphne Du Maurier: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dame Daphne Du Maurier by Desert Island Discs
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Louis Fremaux: Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Louis Fremaux by Desert Island Discs
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Phil Drabble: Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist Phil Drabble by Desert Island Discs
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Claire Rayner: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner by Desert Island Discs
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Richard Adams: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams by Desert Island Discs
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Michael Croft: Roy Plomley's castaway is National Youth Theatre founder and director Michael Croft by Desert Island Discs
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Billy Connolly: Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Connolly by Desert Island Discs
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Deborah Kerr: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr by Desert Island Discs
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Wayne Sleep: Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep by Desert Island Discs
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Winston Graham: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Winston Graham by Desert Island Discs
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A L Rowse: Roy Plomley's castaway is biographer A L Rowse by Desert Island Discs
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Mike Brearley: Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Mike Brearley by Desert Island Discs
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Robin Richmond: Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Robin Richmond by Desert Island Discs
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Molly Weir: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Molly Weir by Desert Island Discs
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Felicity Kendal: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Felicity Kendal by Desert Island Discs
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Jessica Mitford: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Jessica Mitford by Desert Island Discs
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Barry Sheene: Roy Plomley's castaway is motorcycling champion Barry Sheene by Desert Island Discs
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Grace Bumbry: Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Grace Bumbry by Desert Island Discs
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Charles Aznavour: Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and actor Charles Aznavour by Desert Island Discs
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Dannie Abse: Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse by Desert Island Discs
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Professor Alan Gemmell: Roy Plomley's castaway is biologist Professor Alan Gemmell by Desert Island Discs
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Omar Sharif: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Omar Sharif by Desert Island Discs
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Alan Coren: Roy Plomley's castaway is Editor of Punch Alan Coren by Desert Island Discs
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Sir Alec Guinness: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness by Desert Island Discs
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Paco Peña: Roy Plomley's castaway is guitarist Paco Pena by Desert Island Discs
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Sir Lennox Berkeley: Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Sir Lennox Berkeley by Desert Island Discs
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Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher: Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher by Desert Island Discs
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Dorothy Edwards: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Edwards by Desert Island Discs
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Dennis Potter: Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Dennis Potter by Desert Island Discs
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Dr Catherine Gavin: Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and historian Dr Catherine Gavin by Desert Island Discs
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Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer and judge: Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Sandy Powell, costume designer: Sandy Powell, costume designer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Clive Oppenheimer, volcanologist: Clive Oppenheimer, volcanologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Cillian Murphy, actor: Cillian Murphy, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Val Wilmer, writer and photographer: Val Wilmer, writer and photographer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne by Desert Island Discs
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Jamie Dornan, actor: Jamie Dornan, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop: Guli Francis-Dehqani, bishop, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Graham Nash, musician: Graham Nash, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Delia Smith, CH, CBE, cookery writer and broadcaster: Delia Smith, cookery writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Greta Gerwig, writer and director: Greta Gerwig, writer and director, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Marina Abramović, performance artist: Marina Abramović, artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa: Nicola Fox, Nasa's head of science, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Pia Sinha, Director Prison Reform Trust: Pia Sinha, prison reformer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Peter White, broadcaster: Peter White, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Lea Salonga, singer and actor: Lea Salonga, singer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Professor Dame Lesley Regan, obstetrician and gynaecologist: Lesley Regan, gynaecologist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster: Patrick Grant, designer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Dame Donna Langley, film studio executive: Donna Langley, studio executive, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Greg Jackson, entrepreneur: Greg Jackson, entrepreneur, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Katherine Ryan, comedian: Katherine Ryan, comedian, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Lucinda Russell, horse trainer: Lucinda Russell, horse trainer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer: Adrian Edmondson, actor and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. by Desert Island Discs
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