Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960: Recent Episodes
BBC Radio 4
Roy Plomley's castaway is pop singer Cliff Richard.
Cliff talks about growing up in India and discovering that he had a talent for music; how it feels to leave his teenage years behind him and his intention to embark on his next movie role - a more serious part - in a thriller by Margery Allingham. He confesses to homesickness for Britain during five weeks in America, describes how he deals with fans who want to grab a piece of him and how he came up with the name "Cliff Richard".
Favourite track: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and his Comets Book: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Luxury: Guitar
Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace.
Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol Luxury: Piano
Roy Plomley's castaway is organist George Thalben-Ball.
Favourite track: Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Luxury: White rug
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras.
Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine
Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin.
Luxury: Chinese language course
Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls.
Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume
Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley.
Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon.
Luxury: Film projector and films of family