Derek Jacobi

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Derek Jacobi

FromDesert Island Discs

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27 minutes

Released:

Jun 10, 1978

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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Derek Jacobi.Favourite track: There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner by Noel Coward
Book: The complete works by Lord Byron
Luxury: Waterbed

Released:

Jun 10, 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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Wayne Sleep: Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep by Desert Island Discs
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Peter Ustinov: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov 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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Dannie Abse: Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Dannie Abse 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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A L Rowse: Roy Plomley's castaway is biographer A L Rowse 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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Franco Zeffirelli: Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Franco Zeffirelli 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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Deborah Kerr: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr 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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Claire Rayner: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner 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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George MacDonald Fraser: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer George MacDonald Fraser by Desert Island Discs
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Sir John Glubb: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Sir John Glubb 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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Omar Sharif: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Omar Sharif by Desert Island Discs
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Anna Raeburn: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Anna Raeburn 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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Robin Richmond: Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Robin Richmond 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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Professor J H Plumb: Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Professor J H Plumb by Desert Island Discs
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Rt Rev. And Rt Hon. Gerald Ellison: Roy Plomley's castaway is Bishop of London Gerald Ellison 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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Les Dawson: Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Les Dawson 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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Janet Suzman: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Janet Suzman 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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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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Winston Graham: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Winston Graham 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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Shirley Ballas, dance judge: Shirley Ballas, dance judge, 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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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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