1661 episodes

• John Ridgway

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  Captain John Ridgway & Sergent Chay Blyth

  Castaway · 5 December 1966·Roy Plomley

• Captain John Ridgway

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  Captain John Ridgway & Sargeant Chay Blyth

  John Ridgway and Chay Blyth on the moment they almost gave up rowing the Atlantic

  Castaway · 5 December 1966·Roy Plomley

• Anthony Burgess

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  Anthony Burgess

  Castaway · 28 November 1966·Roy Plomley

• Sarah Churchill

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  Sarah Churchill

  Castaway · 21 November 1966·Roy Plomley

• Stephen Bishop

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  Stephen Bishop

  Castaway · 14 November 1966·Roy Plomley

• Stephen Bishops

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  Stephen Bishops

  Castaway · 14 November 1966·Roy Plomley

• Mitch Miller

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  Mitch Miller

  Castaway · 31 October 1966·Roy Plomley

• Danny La Rue

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  Danny La Rue

  Castaway · 24 October 1966·Roy Plomley

• Jaques Brunies

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  Jaques Brunies

  Castaway · 17 October 1966·Roy Plomley

• Jacques Brunius

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  Jacques Brunius

  Jacques Brunius on the big job of translating Lewis Carroll that occupied most of 1965

  Castaway · 17 October 1966·Roy Plomley

• Talbot Duckmanton

  19°48′S 160°01′W

  Talbot Duckmanton

  Castaway · 3 October 1966·Roy Plomley

• Peter Wilson

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  Peter Wilson

  Castaway · 26 September 1966·Roy Plomley

• June Ritchie

  05°18′S 121°23′W

  June Ritchie

  Castaway · 19 September 1966·Roy Plomley

• Derek Oldham

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  Derek Oldham

  How a fan told Derek Oldham he went to school with her mother

  Castaway · 12 September 1966·Roy Plomley

• David Hicks

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  David Hicks

  Castaway · 5 September 1966·Roy Plomley

• Morecambe

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  Morecambe & Wise

  Castaway · 29 August 1966·Roy Plomley

• Morcambe

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  Morcambe & Wise

  Castaway · 29 August 1966·Roy Plomley

• Bryan Forbes

  13°43′S 160°15′W

  Bryan Forbes

  Castaway · 22 August 1966·Roy Plomley

• Peter Diamand

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  Peter Diamand

  Castaway · 15 August 1966·Roy Plomley

• Michael Craig

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  Michael Craig

  Castaway · 8 August 1966·Roy Plomley

• Nat Gonella

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  Nat Gonella

  Castaway · 1 August 1966·Roy Plomley

• Jennifer Vyvyan

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  Jennifer Vyvyan

  Castaway · 18 July 1966·Roy Plomley

• Sir Stanley Rous

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  Sir Stanley Rous

  Castaway · 11 July 1966·Roy Plomley

• Wilfred Andrews

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  Wilfred Andrews

  Castaway · 27 June 1966·Roy Plomley

• Lilli Palmer

  08°20′S 170°48′W

  Lilli Palmer

  Castaway · 20 June 1966·Roy Plomley

• Nina

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  Nina & Frederik

  Castaway · 13 June 1966·Roy Plomley

• Nina

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  Nina & Frederick

  How a dare led Nina and Frederick to their first singing engagement

  Castaway · 13 June 1966·Roy Plomley

• Charles Craig

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  Charles Craig

  Castaway · 6 June 1966·Roy Plomley

• Bill Simpson

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  Bill Simpson

  Bill Simpson on cycling home at 2am to milk 60 cows after a country dance

  Castaway · 30 May 1966·Roy Plomley

• Emily MacManus

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  Emily MacManus

  Castaway · 23 May 1966·Roy Plomley

• Henry Cooper

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  Henry Cooper

  Henry Cooper on losing to a Russian in the 1952 Olympics after thinking he'd won

  Castaway · 16 May 1966·Roy Plomley

• Inia Te Wiata

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  Inia Te Wiata

  Castaway · 9 May 1966·Roy Plomley

• Lord Soper

  03°21′S 132°23′W

  Lord Soper

  Castaway · 2 May 1966·Roy Plomley

• Bob

  23°44′S 100°18′W

  Bob & Alf Pearson

  Bob and Alf Pearson on their first broadcast at Savoy Hill

  Castaway · 25 April 1966·Roy Plomley

• Alan Bullock

  13°55′S 172°32′W

  Alan Bullock

  Castaway · 18 April 1966·Roy Plomley

• Terry Scott

  10°04′S 109°26′W

  Terry Scott

  Terry Scott on being petrified of spiders and quick darting things

  Castaway · 11 April 1966·Roy Plomley

• Hubert Gregg

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  Hubert Gregg

  Castaway · 4 April 1966·Roy Plomley

• Sara Leighton

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  Sara Leighton

  Castaway · 28 March 1966·Roy Plomley

• G O Nickalls

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  G O Nickalls

  G O Nickalls on sinking spectacularly just short of the winning post

  Castaway · 21 March 1966·Roy Plomley

• Sir Frank Francis

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  Sir Frank Francis

  Frank Francis on the sketch plans for moving the British Museum Library

  Castaway · 14 March 1966·Roy Plomley

• Bill Fraser

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  Bill Fraser

  Castaway · 7 March 1966·Roy Plomley

• Cyril Connolly

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  Cyril Connolly

  Castaway · 28 February 1966·Roy Plomley

• Marie Collier

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  Marie Collier

  Marie Collier on replacing Maria Callas in Tosca at short notice

  Castaway · 21 February 1966·Roy Plomley

• Andrew Cruickshank

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  Andrew Cruickshank

  Andrew Cruickshank on realising he was no good as a civil engineer

  Castaway · 14 February 1966·Roy Plomley

• Christopher Hopper

  10°18′S 166°39′W

  Christopher Hopper

  Castaway · 7 February 1966·Roy Plomley

• Tommy Simpson

  15°46′S 111°10′W

  Tommy Simpson

  Castaway · 31 January 1966·Roy Plomley

• Charlton Heston

  18°38′S 156°01′W

  Charlton Heston

  Castaway · 24 January 1966·Roy Plomley

• Patience Strong

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  Patience Strong

  Patience Strong on the book that gave her her pen name

  Castaway · 10 January 1966·Roy Plomley

• Professor W. E. Swinton

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  Professor W. E. Swinton

  Castaway · 3 January 1966·Roy Plomley

• Jimmy Shand

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  Jimmy Shand

  How the general strike brought Jimmy Shand out of the mines

  Castaway · 1 January 1966·Roy Plomley