Julian Symons
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Julian Symons.
Favourite track: The Quarry by W. H. Auden
Book: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Couch
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Music Played
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The Two Gilberts
Yes! We Have No Bananas
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Castaway's Favourite
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W. H. Auden
The Quarry
Artist: Prunella Scales, Peter Orr
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Dylan Thomas
If I Were Tickled By The Rub Of Love
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Roy Fuller
The Middle Of A War
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Anne Shelton
That Lovely Weekend
Artist: Ambrose and his Orchestra
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Scott Merrill
Mack The Knife
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Betty Hutton
Murder He Says
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Louis MacNeice
Sunlight On The Garden
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Book Choice
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Bleak House - Charles Dickens
Luxury Choice
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Couch
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Julian Symons |
Broadcasts
- Sat 15 May 1982 18:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 21 May 1982 09:05BBC Radio 4
Featured in...
Archive 1981-1985—Desert Island Discs
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
Podcast
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Desert Island Discs
Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.