1661 episodes

• Ken Sykora

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  Ken Sykora

  Ken Sykora on telling his students his guitarist persona was his twin brother

  Castaway · 22 January 1962·Roy Plomley

• Stuart Hibberd

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  Stuart Hibberd

  Castaway · 15 January 1962·Roy Plomley

• Hughie Green

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  Hughie Green

  Castaway · 8 January 1962·Roy Plomley

• James Gunn RA

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  James Gunn RA

  James Gunn on being the last guest in Downing Street

  Castaway · 1 January 1962·Roy Plomley

• Gracie Fields

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  Gracie Fields

  Gracie Fields on sitting on a step and singing for pennies

  Castaway · 25 December 1961·Roy Plomley

• Bob Hope

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  Bob Hope

  Bob Hope on discovering Judy Garland on his toothpaste show

  Castaway · 18 December 1961·Roy Plomley

• Sir Michael Balcon

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  Sir Michael Balcon

  Castaway · 11 December 1961·Roy Plomley

• Paul Gallico

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  Paul Gallico

  Castaway · 4 December 1961·Roy Plomley

• Virgil Thomson

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  Virgil Thomson

  Castaway · 20 November 1961·Roy Plomley

• Rupert Davies

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  Rupert Davies

  Rupert Davies on being bricked up in a castle for 22 days as a POW escape attempt

  Castaway · 13 November 1961·Roy Plomley

• Wee Georgie Wood

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  Wee Georgie Wood

  Wee Georgie Wood on the penny thrown at his first show

  Castaway · 6 November 1961·Roy Plomley

• Sir Gerald Beadle

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  Sir Gerald Beadle

  Castaway · 30 October 1961·Roy Plomley

• Francis Chichester

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  Francis Chichester

  Castaway · 23 October 1961·Roy Plomley

• Hattie Jacques

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  Hattie Jacques

  Castaway · 16 October 1961·Roy Plomley

• Canon Noel Duckworth

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  Canon Noel Duckworth

  Castaway · 9 October 1961·Roy Plomley

• Tommy Reilly

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  Tommy Reilly

  Tommy Reilly on getting harmonicas from a German welfare officer in a prison camp

  Castaway · 2 October 1961·Roy Plomley

• Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall

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  Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall

  How Stephen King-Hall became a Far East expert by hiding his naval officer past

  Castaway · 18 September 1961·Roy Plomley

• Coral Browne

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  Coral Browne

  Castaway · 11 September 1961·Roy Plomley

• John Slater

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  John Slater

  Castaway · 4 September 1961·Roy Plomley

• Edward Ward

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  Edward Ward

  Castaway · 28 August 1961·Roy Plomley

• Jack Fingleton

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  Jack Fingleton

  Castaway · 14 August 1961·Roy Plomley

• Gerald Durrell

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  Gerald Durrell

  Castaway · 7 August 1961·Roy Plomley

• Yvonne Mitchell

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  Yvonne Mitchell

  Castaway · 31 July 1961·Roy Plomley

• Nelson Riddle

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  Nelson Riddle

  Castaway · 24 July 1961·Roy Plomley

• Joe Davis

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  Joe Davis

  Castaway · 17 July 1961·Roy Plomley

• Anna Massey

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  Anna Massey

  Castaway · 10 July 1961·Roy Plomley

• Roy Hay

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  Roy Hay

  Castaway · 3 July 1961·Roy Plomley

• Ann Haydon

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  Ann Haydon

  Castaway · 26 June 1961·Roy Plomley

• Dr W Grey Walter

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  Dr W Grey Walter

  Castaway · 19 June 1961·Roy Plomley

• Richard Murdoch

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  Richard Murdoch

  Castaway · 12 June 1961·Roy Plomley

• Julian Bream

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  Julian Bream

  Julian Bream on his first professional engagement at a Russian prince's party

  Castaway · 5 June 1961·Roy Plomley

• Kingsley Amis

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  Kingsley Amis

  Kingsley Amis on nosing round for a saloon bar on a desert island

  Castaway · 29 May 1961·Roy Plomley

• Pietro Annigoni

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  Pietro Annigoni

  How a sketch at age six made Pietro Annigoni want to become a painter

  Castaway · 15 May 1961·Roy Plomley

• Ralph Reader

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  Ralph Reader

  Ralph Reader on the half-empty theatre that started the Gang Shows

  Castaway · 8 May 1961·Roy Plomley

• Finlay Currie

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  Finlay Currie

  Castaway · 1 May 1961·Roy Plomley

• Adam Faith

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  Adam Faith

  Castaway · 24 April 1961·Roy Plomley

• Brian Reece

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  Brian Reece

  Castaway · 17 April 1961·Roy Plomley

• Barbara Jefford

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  Barbara Jefford

  Castaway · 10 April 1961·Roy Plomley

• Peter Scott

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  Peter Scott

  Castaway · 3 April 1961·Roy Plomley

• Michael Wilding

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  Michael Wilding

  Castaway · 20 March 1961·Roy Plomley

• Carmen Dragon

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  Carmen Dragon

  Castaway · 13 March 1961·Roy Plomley

• James Mason

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  James Mason

  James Mason on his first five Hollywood films being dreadful duds

  Castaway · 6 March 1961·Roy Plomley

• June Bronhill

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  June Bronhill

  Castaway · 27 February 1961·Roy Plomley

• Antonio

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  Antonio

  Castaway · 13 February 1961·Roy Plomley

• Mary Ure

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  Mary Ure

  Castaway · 6 February 1961·Roy Plomley

• Cyril Mills

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  Cyril Mills

  Castaway · 30 January 1961·Roy Plomley

• Ted Williams

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  Ted Williams

  Castaway · 23 January 1961·Roy Plomley

• Beverley Sisters

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  Beverley Sisters

  Castaway · 16 January 1961·Roy Plomley

• Kenneth Horne

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  Kenneth Horne

  Castaway · 9 January 1961·Roy Plomley

• Victor Gollancz

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  Victor Gollancz

  Castaway · 2 January 1961·Roy Plomley