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    Leonard Rossiter

    Sat 12 Apr 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Leonard Rossiter

  • Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

    Sat 5 Apr 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is Salvation Army Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth

  • Geoffrey Household

    Sat 15 Mar 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Geoffrey Household

  • Kiri Te Kanawa

    Sat 8 Mar 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kiri Te Kanawa

  • Fay Weldon

    Sat 23 Feb 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Fay Weldon

  • Timothy West

    Sat 16 Feb 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Timothy West

  • Claudio Abbado

    Sat 9 Feb 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Claudio Abbado

  • Otto Preminger

    Sat 2 Feb 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is producer Otto Preminger

  • Sir Cecil Beaton

    Sat 26 Jan 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Sat 19 Jan 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie

  • Sir Peter Parker

    Sat 12 Jan 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is chairman of British Rail Sir Peter Parker

  • Reginald Goodall

    Sat 5 Jan 1980

    Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Reginald Goodall

  • Sir Osbert Lancaster

    Sat 22 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Sir Osbert Lancaster

  • Norman Mailer

    Sat 15 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Norman Mailer

  • Elisabeth Soderstrom

    Sat 8 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom

  • Charles Causley

    Sat 1 Dec 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Charles Causley

  • Peter Shaffer

    Sat 24 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Shaffer

  • Michael Palin

    Sat 17 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and writer Michael Palin

  • Marti Caine

    Sat 10 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and musician Marti Caine

  • Sian Phillips

    Sat 3 Nov 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sian Phillips

  • Roald Dahl

    Sat 27 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is children's writer Roald Dahl

  • Rex Harrison

    Sat 20 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Rex Harrison

  • Josephine Barstow

    Sat 13 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Josephine Barstow

  • Wilfred Thesiger

    Sat 6 Oct 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is explorer Wilfred Thesiger

  • June Mendoza

    Sat 8 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is portrait painter June Mendoza

  • Peter Barkworth

    Sat 1 Sep 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Barkworth

  • Barry Norman

    Sat 25 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Barry Norman

  • Boris Christoff

    Sat 18 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is opera singer Boris Christoff

  • Countess Elizabeth Longford

    Sat 11 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Countess Elizabeth Longford

  • Sir Ralph Richardson

    Sat 4 Aug 1979

    Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Ralph Richardson

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