Francis Roy Plomley, OBE (/ˈplʌmli/ PLUM-lee; 20 January 1914 – 28 May 1985) was an English radio broadcaster, producer, playwright and novelist. He is...

reasons for their choices. It was devised and originally presented by Roy Plomley. Since 2018, the programme has been presented by Lauren Laverne. More...

Plomley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brian Plomley (1912–1994), Australian historian Roy Plomley (1914–1985), English radio broadcaster...

the English Midlands, and many big names of the day. Among them was Roy Plomley, later famous for creating and presenting Desert Island Discs for BBC...

Island Discs for the 1986 series after the 1985 death of its creator, Roy Plomley, whose widow was unhappy with Parkinson replacing him. After six shows...

Your Life, while in May 1983 he was a guest on Desert Island Discs with Roy Plomley. Also in 1983 he played Frosch in Die Fledermaus with English National...

Eamonn Andrews.[citation needed] In April 1975, Hayes was interviewed by Roy Plomley for Desert Island Discs. A sizeable, but incomplete, extract is available...

place of birth as St John's Wood in a Desert Island Discs interview with Roy Plomley in August 1981. Quakers and the Arts: "Plain and Fancy" – An Anglo-American...

Browne was the featured castaway on Desert Island Discs, hosted by Roy Plomley. Television plays for the BBC included Charley's Aunt in 1969, Lady Windermere's...

The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1940. p. 3268. Interview with Roy Plomley on Desert Island Discs, 1973 "Desert Island Discs", BBC radio, 1973,...

Osborn (1917), military officer Katherine Parkinson (1978), actress Roy Plomley (1914), radio broadcaster, producer, playwright George Yeomans Pocock...

included guest stars such as Roy Barraclough, Michael Bates, Daphne Oxenford, Duggie Brown, Joe Gladwin and Roy Plomley. The duo then appeared in a BBC...

doi:10.1093/jss/7.2.304. An undated play 'The Lively Oracles' (with Roy Plomley). Astrotheology Weston W. Fields (2009). The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full...

Ian Messiter which was broadcast from 1964 to 1979. It was chaired by Roy Plomley, with a musical mistakes round supplied by Steve Race. The title of the...

Heath Simon Phillips, musician, drummer Toto, lived in Bushey Heath Roy Plomley, radio presenter, created Desert Island Discs whilst living in a cottage...

v t e Desert Island Discs Hosts Roy Plomley Michael Parkinson Sue Lawley Kirsty Young Lauren Laverne Episodes 1942–1946 1951–1960 1961–1970 1971–1980...

Pertwee, actor, noted for Worzel Gummidge, and Doctor Who (cremated) Roy Plomley OBE, creator of the world's longest running radio programme, BBC Radio...

was interviewed by Roy Plomley as the guest "castaway" on BBC Radio's long-running Desert Island Discs programme. He was Roy Plomley's 100th castaway. In...

and a daughter. On an audio clip from Radio Normandy, his colleague Roy Plomley is heard referring to him as "Bob Walker", but he was described as "C...

v t e Desert Island Discs Hosts Roy Plomley Michael Parkinson Sue Lawley Kirsty Young Lauren Laverne Episodes 1942–1946 1951–1960 1961–1970 1971–1980...

v t e Desert Island Discs Hosts Roy Plomley Michael Parkinson Sue Lawley Kirsty Young Lauren Laverne Episodes 1942–1946 1951–1960 1961–1970 1971–1980...

processor. Deighton was interviewed on Desert Island Discs in June 1976 by Roy Plomley. Deighton wrote Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain, published...

Prime Minister, lived and died in Bowling-Green House at Putney Heath Roy Plomley OBE (1914–1985), broadcaster, lived at 91 Deodar Road. Sir Richard Pollard...

which all the members had such moustaches. He played at Ham Polo Club. Roy Plomley interviewed him for Desert Island Discs on 1 August 1951. Edwards was...

challenges. The format was first used in One Minute, Please, chaired by Roy Plomley, two series of which were broadcast on the BBC Light Programme between...

Margaret Rutherford and Constance Cummings. She appeared as a guest of Roy Plomley on Desert Island Discs on 25 February 1951. Hammond's first husband was...

became "the greatest poet laureate we never had". He was interviewed by Roy Plomley on Desert Island Discs on 1 December 1979: his music choices included...

Shuddered' by Monckton Hoffe, 20 November 1945 'The Case' by John Slater and Roy Plomley, 27 November 1945 'Death at Midnight' by Robert Barr, 4 December 1945...

as Captain Cole Susan Shaw as Nancy Bedford Barry Letts as Fred Lane Roy Plomley as Reggie Betty Ann Davies as barmaid Sydney Bromley as bar patron John...

in April 1958, Carmichael was interviewed for Desert Island Discs by Roy Plomley on the BBC Home Service. Carmichael once again appeared as Stanley Windrush...