346 episodes

• Edward Moult

  22°56′S 164°48′W

  Edward Moult

  Castaway · 28 December 1959·Roy Plomley

• Ted Moult

  11°02′S 157°14′W

  Ted Moult

  Castaway · 28 December 1959·Roy Plomley

• Eve Boswell

  23°01′S 063°41′W

  Eve Boswell

  Castaway · 21 December 1959·Roy Plomley

• Andor Foldes

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  Andor Foldes

  Castaway · 14 December 1959·Roy Plomley

• John Paddy Carstairs

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  John Paddy Carstairs

  John Paddy Carstairs on putting on his first shows at the age of four

  Castaway · 7 December 1959·Roy Plomley

• Billy Cotton

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  Billy Cotton

  Castaway · 30 November 1959·Roy Plomley

• Joan Sutherland

  00°43′S 133°45′W

  Joan Sutherland

  Joan Sutherland on being a terrified beginner backstage at Covent Garden

  Castaway · 23 November 1959·Roy Plomley

• Benny Hill

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  Benny Hill

  Benny Hill on walking six miles each day for a glimpse of his first love

  Castaway · 16 November 1959·Roy Plomley

• George Thalben-Ball

  22°24′S 151°01′W

  George Thalben-Ball

  George Thalben-Ball on accidentally triggering every organ effect during the national anthem

  Castaway · 26 October 1959·Roy Plomley

• Alfred Hitchcock

  14°37′S 156°02′W

  Alfred Hitchcock

  Alfred Hitchcock on describing Psycho as 'a rather gentle horror picture'

  Castaway · 19 October 1959·Roy Plomley

• Alfred Hitchcock (1959)

  09°45′S 160°09′W

  Alfred Hitchcock (1959)

  Castaway · 19 October 1959·Roy Plomley

• Dave Brubeck

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  Dave Brubeck

  How playing the piano saved Dave Brubeck from the front line

  Castaway · 12 October 1959·Roy Plomley

• Peggy Cochrane

  05°05′S 026°50′W

  Peggy Cochrane

  Castaway · 21 September 1959·Roy Plomley

• Douglas Byng

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  Douglas Byng

  Castaway · 14 September 1959·Roy Plomley

• Sir Leonard Hutton

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  Sir Leonard Hutton

  Leonard Hutton on walking through the W G Grace gates at Lord's before his first Test

  Castaway · 7 September 1959·Roy Plomley

• John Snagge

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  John Snagge

  John Snagge on falling off a cantering horse and grabbing its tail

  Castaway · 31 August 1959·Roy Plomley

• Charles Mackerras

  20°32′S 178°16′W

  Charles Mackerras

  Charles Mackerras on why he'd be an utterly ghastly castaway

  Castaway · 24 August 1959·Roy Plomley

• Bessie Love

  12°58′S 108°32′W

  Bessie Love

  Castaway · 17 August 1959·Roy Plomley

• Norman Fisher

  20°41′S 137°31′W

  Norman Fisher

  Castaway · 10 August 1959·Roy Plomley

• BC Hilliam

  02°44′S 107°23′W

  BC Hilliam

  Castaway · 3 August 1959·Roy Plomley

• Ivor Newton

  07°59′S 011°15′W

  Ivor Newton

  Castaway · 27 July 1959·Roy Plomley

• George Melachrino

  19°41′S 178°56′W

  George Melachrino

  Castaway · 20 July 1959·Roy Plomley

• Harold Abrahams

  06°27′S 144°49′W

  Harold Abrahams

  Castaway · 13 July 1959·Roy Plomley

• Hermione Baddeley

  03°18′S 139°10′W

  Hermione Baddeley

  Castaway · 6 July 1959·Roy Plomley

• Uffa Fox

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  Uffa Fox

  Castaway · 29 June 1959·Roy Plomley

• Lotte Lehmann

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  Lotte Lehmann

  Lotte Lehmann on being frightened to death of Toscanini

  Castaway · 22 June 1959·Roy Plomley

• Henry Sherek

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  Henry Sherek

  Castaway · 15 June 1959·Roy Plomley

• Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald

  09°17′S 173°56′W

  Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald

  Castaway · 8 June 1959·Roy Plomley

• Robert Farnon

  00°18′S 083°58′W

  Robert Farnon

  Castaway · 1 June 1959·Roy Plomley

• Alfred Marks

  09°14′S 008°30′W

  Alfred Marks

  Castaway · 25 May 1959·Roy Plomley

• Dame Rebecca West

  20°10′S 053°59′W

  Dame Rebecca West

  Castaway · 18 May 1959·Roy Plomley

• Ray Ellington

  02°19′S 038°06′W

  Ray Ellington

  Castaway · 11 May 1959·Roy Plomley

• Lord Brabazon of Tara

  03°54′S 097°40′W

  Lord Brabazon of Tara

  Castaway · 4 May 1959·Roy Plomley

• Marjorie Westbury

  02°42′S 145°16′W

  Marjorie Westbury

  Castaway · 27 April 1959·Roy Plomley

• Tyrone Guthrie

  00°54′S 059°27′W

  Tyrone Guthrie

  Castaway · 20 April 1959·Roy Plomley

• Edric Connor

  06°01′S 142°19′W

  Edric Connor

  Castaway · 13 April 1959·Roy Plomley

• Sylvia Syms

  06°00′S 015°53′W

  Sylvia Syms

  Castaway · 6 April 1959·Roy Plomley

• Malcolm Arnold

  12°37′S 069°04′W

  Malcolm Arnold

  Castaway · 23 March 1959·Roy Plomley

• Ernest Thesiger

  06°05′S 011°06′W

  Ernest Thesiger

  Castaway · 16 March 1959·Roy Plomley

• Judy Grinham

  18°14′S 015°32′W

  Judy Grinham

  Judy Grinham on the ten-minute wait for her Olympic gold result

  Castaway · 9 March 1959·Roy Plomley

• Cyril Fletcher

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  Cyril Fletcher

  Castaway · 2 March 1959·Roy Plomley

• Peter Cushing

  02°39′S 133°55′W

  Peter Cushing

  Castaway · 23 February 1959·Roy Plomley

• John Morris

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  John Morris

  Castaway · 16 February 1959·Roy Plomley

• Chris Barber

  02°29′S 091°26′W

  Chris Barber

  Castaway · 9 February 1959·Roy Plomley

• June Thorburn

  22°20′S 095°56′W

  June Thorburn

  Castaway · 2 February 1959·Roy Plomley

• John Osborne

  11°31′S 151°52′W

  John Osborne

  John Osborne on how Laurence Olivier jokingly asked for a part in The Entertainer

  Castaway · 19 January 1959·Roy Plomley

• Ronnie Boyer

  11°17′S 061°53′W

  Ronnie Boyer and Jeanne Ravel

  Castaway · 5 January 1959·Roy Plomley

• Sandy MacPherson

  06°36′S 118°16′W

  Sandy MacPherson

  Castaway · 29 December 1958·Roy Plomley

• Charlie Drake

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  Charlie Drake

  Castaway · 22 December 1958·Roy Plomley

• Aaron Copland

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  Aaron Copland

  Castaway · 15 December 1958·Roy Plomley