Les Dawson

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Les Dawson

FromDesert Island Discs

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27 minutes

Released:

Apr 8, 1978

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Podcast episode

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Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Les Dawson.Favourite track: Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte by Maurice Ravel
Book: Trustee From The Toolroom by Nevil Shute
Luxury: Piece of Georgian furniture

Released:

Apr 8, 1978

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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Dannie Abse: Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse 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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Grace Bumbry: Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Grace Bumbry 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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Wayne Sleep: Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep 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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Arthur C Clarke: Roy Plomley's castaway is science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke 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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Claire Rayner: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner by Desert Island Discs
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Peter Ustinov: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov by Desert Island Discs
29 min listen
Jessica Mitford: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Jessica Mitford 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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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
30 min listen
David Wall: Roy Plomley's castaway is ballet dancer David Wall 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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Molly Weir: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Molly Weir 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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Itzhak Perlman: Roy Plomley's castaway is violinist Itzhak Perlman 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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Richard Adams: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams by Desert Island Discs
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Franco Zeffirelli: Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Franco Zeffirelli 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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Dennis Potter: Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Dennis Potter by Desert Island Discs
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Professor J H Plumb: Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Professor J H Plumb 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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Amadeus String Quartet: Roy Plomley's castaways are the musicians the Amadeus String Quartet 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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Phil Drabble: Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist Phil Drabble by Desert Island Discs
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Sir Clifford Curzon: Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Sir Clifford Curzon 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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