List of Desert Island Discs episodes (1951–1960)

The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of music, a book (in addition to the Bible – or a religious text appropriate to that person's beliefs – and the Complete Works of Shakespeare) and a luxury item that they would take to an imaginary desert island, where they will be marooned indefinitely. The rules state that the chosen luxury item must not be anything animate or indeed anything that enables the castaway to escape from the island, for instance a radio set, sailing yacht or aeroplane. The luxury was not introduced to the programme until after about 100 programmes and the book after about 400 programmes. The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guest's life, and the choices of guests between 1951 and 1960 are listed here.

1951

Date Castaway Book Luxury
3 January 1951 Eric Portman No book No item
10 January 1951 Monica Dickens No book No item
17 January 1951 Robertson Hare No book No item
24 January 1951 Yvonne Arnaud No book No item
31 January 1951 Donald Peers No book No item
7 February 1951 Peter Scott No book No item
14 February 1951 Constance Cummings No book No item
21 February 1951 Jack Buchanan No book No item
28 February 1951 Kay Hammond No book No item
7 March 1951 Peter Ustinov No book No item
14 March 1951 Joan Hammond No book No item
21 March 1951 John Clements No book No item
28 March 1951 Ted Kavanagh No book No item
4 April 1951 Anona Winn No book No item
11 April 1951 Muir Mathieson No book No item
18 April 1951 Peter Fleming No book No item
25 April 1951 Margaret Lockwood No book Crossword puzzles
2 May 1951 Petula Clark No book No item
9 May 1951 Larry Adler No book No item
16 May 1951 Denis Compton and Bill Edrich No book No item
23 May 1951 Ann Todd No book No item
30 May 1951 Maggie Teyte No book No item
6 June 1951 Tommy Trinder No book No item
13 June 1951 Gracie Fields No book No item
20 June 1951 Eric Coates No book No item
27 June 1951 Bill Johnson No book No item
4 July 1951 Stanley Holloway No book No item
11 July 1951 Cicely Courtneidge No book No item
18 July 1951 Leslie Henson No book No item
25 July 1951 Jean Kent No book No item
1 August 1951 Jimmy Edwards No book Euphonium
8 August 1951 Joyce Grenfell No book No item
15 August 1951 A. E. Matthews No book No item
22 August 1951 Phyllis Calvert No book No item
29 August 1951 Vivian Ellis No book No item
5 September 1951 Anne Crawford No book No item
12 September 1951 Freddie Mills No book No item
16 September 1951 Sally Ann Howes No book Garlic
25 September 1951 George Robey No book No item
2 October 1951 Mai Zetterling No book No item
9 October 1951 Henry Kendall Who's Who in the Theatre No item
23 October 1951 Gerald Moore No book A double bass
30 October 1951 Clemence Dane No book No item
6 November 1951 Ronald Shiner No book Any animal which he could train
13 November 1951 Diana Wynyard No book El Medico by Goya
20 November 1951 George Formby No book His first ukulele
27 November 1951 Kathleen Harrison The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens No item
4 December 1951 Elisabeth Schumann No book No item
11 December 1951 John Mills No book No item
18 December 1951 Vera Lynn No book Curling tongs

1952

Date Castaway Book Luxury
1 January 1952 Jack Hulbert No book Cigarettes
8 January 1952 Carroll Gibbons No book Music manuscript paper
15 January 1952 Sybil Thorndike No book A blue vase, an engagement present
22 January 1952 Spike Hughes No book A barrel of wine
29 January 1952 Jeanne de Casalis No book A picture by Cézanne or a large feather bed
5 February 1952 Peter Brough and
Archie Andrews		 No book Golf clubs
19 February 1952 Compton Mackenzie No book Four pipes and matches
26 February 1952 Elizabeth Welch No book No item
4 March 1952 Roger Livesey No book Golf clubs
11 March 1952 Hermione Gingold No book A barrel of lipstick
18 March 1952 Fred Emney No book A large box of cigars
26 March 1952 Anna Neagle No book Tea
1 April 1952 Richard Hearne No book No item
8 April 1952 Wynford Vaughan-Thomas No book Combined radio and television receiver
15 April 1952 Delia Murphy No book A still for making poteen
22 April 1952 Richard Murdoch and
Kenneth Horne		 No book Murdoch – A test-your-strength fairground machine
Horne – a mah-jong set
29 April 1952 Kirsten Flagstad No book Knitting needles and wool
13 May 1952 Fay Compton No book Her two dogs
20 May 1952 Robert Beatty No book No item
27 May 1952 Dorothy Dickson No book No item
3 June 1952 Gilbert Harding No book A Kelly Man
10 June 1952 Googie Withers No book A jade amulet
17 June 1952 Godfrey Winn No book A pack of cards for bridge
24 June 1952 Ellaline Terriss No book A piano
1 July 1952 Boyd Neel No book A gramophone for slow-playing records
8 July 1952 Fred Perry No book Radio transmitter
15 July 1952 Henry Hall No book A watch
22 July 1952 Gladys Cooper No book No item
29 July 1952 Christopher Stone No book A good soft bed
5 August 1952 Joan Greenwood No book Cigarettes
12 August 1952 Michael Denison and
Dulcie Gray		 No book Denison – a raft (to fish)
Gray – a large supply of insecticide
19 August 1952 Trevor Howard No book One of his wife's cakes
26 August 1952 Anne Shelton Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl The little cross that hangs over her bed
2 September 1952 Richard Attenborough[1] No book Set of record catalogues
9 September 1952 Vivien Leigh No book A piano
16 September 1952 Ted Ray No book A dozen hairnets
23 September 1952 Winifred Atwell No book A comb (for hair and making comb and paper music)
3 October 1952 Esmond Knight The Story of Art by Ernst Gombrich No item
10 October 1952 Binnie Hale No book A piano
17 October 1952 Joy Worth No book A very expensive piece of jewellery
24 October 1952 Florence Desmond No book Family photograph album
31 October 1952 W. J. MacQueen-Pope No book One of his lucky charms
7 November 1952 Tessie O'Shea No book Her ukulele
14 November 1952 Nigel Patrick No book His 'useless' dog
21 November 1952 Ada Reeve No book A workbox for embroidery
28 November 1952 Sonnie Hale No book Scented Soap
5 December 1952 Gordon Harker No book A camera and lots of film
12 December 1952 Bill Greenslade No book No item
19 December 1952 Joy Nichols No book A mink sleeping bag
  • ^ Chose as one of his records a football commentary by Raymond Glendenning of Bolton Wanderers versus Chelsea F.C., 2 June 1945.

1953

Date Castaway Book Luxury
2 January 1953 Wilfred Pickles The Oxford Book of English Verse His yellow waistcoat
9 January 1953 Margaret Rutherford No book A bejewelled golden comb
16 January 1953 Ralph Lynn No book His eyeglass
23 January 1953 Belita No book An encyclopedia
30 January 1953 Duncan Carse No book A pin-up picture
6 February 1953 Donald Wolfit The Bible A violin with instruction book
13 February 1953 Jean Carson No book An umbrella
20 February 1953 David Tomlinson No book Eddie Gray's juggling equipment
27 February 1953 Sheila Sim No book A clock
6 March 1953 Richard Todd No book No item
13 March 1953 Pamela Brown No book Encyclopædia Britannica
20 March 1953 Max Miller No book A double pack of cards
27 March 1953 Moira Lister A book about astronomy A guitar
3 April 1953 Webster Booth No book An ivory pig – his lucky charm
10 April 1953 Yolande Donlan[2] A Mediterranean cookbook No item
17 April 1953 Norman Wisdom No book Motor car and petrol
24 April 1953 Isabel Jeans No book Her St Christopher's Medal
1 May 1953 John Arlott No book The biggest second-hand bookshop in the world
8 May 1953 Jack Hawkins No book No item
15 May 1953 Naunton Wayne No book No item
22 May 1953 Arthur Wint No book No item
29 May 1953 Pamela Kellino Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert No item
12 June 1953 Sir Ralph Richardson No book His pipe
19 June 1953 Robert Helpmann No book A box of paints
26 June 1953 Leo Genn No book A chess set with a book of problems
2 July 1953 Lizbeth Webb No book Nicholas, her three-inch-tall boy mascot
10 July 1953 Geraldine McEwan No book A box of watercolours
17 July 1953 Cecil Parker Oxford Book of Quotations No item
24 July 1953 Brian Reece No book A ventriloquist's dummy
31 July 1953 Cyril Ritchard No book A photograph of his wife, Madge Elliott
7 August 1953 Nora Swinburne The Bible Her make-up box and contents
14 August 1953 Hugh Williams No book A corkscrew
21 August 1953 Alfredo Campoli No book A football
28 August 1953 Leslie A "Hutch" Hutchinson An anthology of world poetry No item
4 September 1953 Hugh Sinclair No book No item
11 September 1953 Peggy Cummins No book A painting of circus horses by Toulouse-Lautrec
18 September 1953 Jack Warner No book A blue silk scarf
25 September 1953 Bernard Miles The complete works of Shakespeare No item
  • ^ Allowed 10 discs, due to time allowances.

1954

Date Castaway Book Luxury
17 September 1954 Mary Ellis No book A keg of eau de Cologne
24 September 1954 Vivian De Gurr St George No book A picture of his wife
1 October 1954 Jessie Matthews No book An enormous bottle of perfume
8 October 1954 John Betjeman No book The lower half of the west window of St Marys Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire
15 October 1954 T. E. B. Clarke Ruff's Guide to the Turf No item
22 October 1954 Valerie Hobson[3] No book The Albert Memorial
29 October 1954 Nigel Balchin No book A figure of an urchin, sculpted by Donatello
5 November 1954 Evelyn Laye No book Her bed, complete with big French pillows
12 November 1954 Robert Henriques No book Oil paints
18 November 1954 Celia Johnson[4] A book on astronomy A rose cutting and some English soil
25 November 1954 Captain M. E. B. Banks RM No book A painting of mushrooms by William Nicholson
2 December 1954 Reginald Dixon No book A harmonium
9 December 1954 Fred Hoyle No book A large photo of a lot of people at a race meeting
16 December 1954 Margaret Leighton No book Girl Guide camp bed
23 December 1954 Dorothy Ward No book A make-up box
30 December 1954 Bobby Howes[5] No book Red and white wine
  • ^ ^ ^ 2nd appearance

1955

Date Castaway Book Luxury More info
6 January 1955 Dorothy Tutin No book Piano more
13 January 1955 Sir Cedric Hardwicke No book Newspaper more
20 January 1955 Harriet Cohen No book Box of make-up more
27 January 1955 Eric Ambler No book Novelist more
10 February 1955 Robert Harris No book Tuning fork more
17 February 1955 Sir Osbert Lancaster No book Venus de Milo more
24 February 1955 Chris Chataway No book Underwater breathing apparatus more
3 March 1955 Pat Smythe No book Guitar more
10 March 1955 Pat Kirkwood No book Gardenia bush more
17 March 1955 Sir Alan P Herbert No book Field glasses more
24 March 1955 Tod Slaughter No book Harmonica more
21 April 1955 Arthur Askey No book Piano more
28 April 1955 Sir Malcolm Sargent No book Hot water bottle or ice machine more
5 May 1955 Anthony Asquith No book Seaside pier with slot machines more
12 May 1955 Tommy Farr No book Longest bar of soap in the world more
19 May 1955 Barbara Kelly No book Beach ball more
7 June 1955 Emlyn Williams No book Encyclopaedia more
14 June 1955 Tony Mottram No book Writing paper and pencils more
21 June 1955 Nicholas Monsarrat No book Autographed letters of Lord Nelson more
28 June 1955 Michael Redgrave No book Pipes and matches more
5 July 1955 Yehudi Menuhin No book Violin and strings more
12 July 1955 Lionel Gamlin No book Back number of The New Yorker more
19 July 1955 Ursula Jeans No book Suntan lotion more
26 July 1955 Edward Allcard No book Five ton block of lead as keel for schooner more
2 August 1955 Isobel Baillie No book Tea more
9 August 1955 Michael Ayrton No book An ancient Greek sculpture more
16 August 1955 Claire Bloom No book N/A more
23 August 1955 R C Sherriff No book Scotch whisky more
30 August 1955 Herbert Wilcox No book Toothbrush and toothpaste more
6 September 1955 Eileen Joyce No book Encyclopaedia more
13 September 1955 Philip Harben No book Field glasses more
26 September 1955 Leslie Welch No book Bed more
3 October 1955 John Gregson No book Guitar more
10 October 1955 Max Bygraves No book Golf clubs more
17 October 1955 James Robertson Justice No book Mixed flower seeds more
24 October 1955 Sidonie Goossens No book Handbag more
31 October 1955 Frances Day No book Piano more
7 November 1955 Valentine Dyall No book Trumpet more
14 November 1955 Vic Oliver No book Music manuscript paper more
21 November 1955 Beverley Nichols No book Oil painting equipment more
28 November 1955 Jack Train No book Rose bush more
5 December 1955 Bernard Braden No book Pair of wife's earrings more
12 December 1955 Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin Encyclopædia Britannica Large coloured picture of Marilyn Monroe more
26 December 1955 Sir Anton Dolin No book Photo album more

1956

Date Castaway Book Luxury More info
2 January 1956 Laurence Harvey The Complete Works of Shakespeare Barrel of wine more
16 January 1956 Sam Costa No book Painting from the National Gallery more
23 January 1956 Dora Bryan No book Stereoscope with slides of her family more
6 February 1956 David Nixon Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Photograph of his wife and baby son more
13 February 1956 Terry-Thomas No book Horse saddle more
20 February 1956 Robert Fabian No book Umbrella more
27 February 1956 Kenneth More The Complete Works of Shakespeare English rock garden more
5 March 1956 Nancy Spain Fifth Form of St. Dominic's by Talbot Baines No item more
12 March 1956 Donald Sinden The Complete Works of Shakespeare Lucky charm more
19 March 1956 Vanessa Lee Encyclopædia Britannica Clock more
26 March 1956 Cyril Smith No book Cards more
2 April 1956 Bebe Daniels No book Typewriter and paper more
9 April 1956 Stan Kenton The Mature Mind by H. L. Overstreet Unknown more
16 April 1956 Marie Burke Large book of short stories Tea more
23 April 1956 John Neville No book Landscape painting by Ivor Hitchins more
30 April 1956 Athene Seyler No book Six feet of English hedgerow more
7 May 1956 Len Harvey No book Box of books more
14 May 1956 Dora Labbette No book Paper and pencils more
21 May 1956 David Hughes Encyclopædia Britannica Golf clubs more
28 May 1956 Robert Atkins No book Live performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream from the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre more
4 June 1956 Stirling Moss No book Hair restorer more
11 June 1956 Ted Heath No book Racing form books more
18 June 1956 Eartha Kitt Her autobiography No item more
25 June 1956 Eric Maschwitz No book Botticelli's Primavera more
2 July 1956 Leslie Caron No book Artist's materials more
9 July 1956 Jim Laker No book Cricket ball and a piano more
16 July 1956 Eva Turner No book Dresden more
23 July 1956 Tex Ritter No book Cards and a guitar more
30 July 1956 Shirley Abicair No book Case of avocado pears more
6 August 1956 Peter Ustinov Encyclopaedia Tennis racket more
13 August 1956 Dennis Brain Back number of motor magazines Typewriter and paper more
20 August 1956 Dennis Price Volume of Giles cartoons Painting materials more
27 August 1956 Bernard Newman No book Atlas more
3 September 1956 Humphrey Lyttelton No book Trumpet more
10 September 1956 Harry Secombe No book Collapsible concrete model of Broadcasting House with plastic announcers etc. more
17 September 1956 Valentine Britten No book Photograph of Battersea Power Station more
24 September 1956 Turner Layton No book Piano more
1 October 1956 Kenneth Tynan No book Pleasure gardens of Barcelona more
8 October 1956 Ada Cherry Kearton No book Cards more
15 October 1956 Peter Katin No book Painting of the Virgin of the Rocks more
22 October 1956 Anthony Steel No book Portrait of his wife by Annigoni more
29 October 1956 Isobel Barnett No book Hot water bottle more
12 November 1956 Donald Campbell No book Cigarettes more
19 November 1956 Dennis Noble No book Binoculars more
26 November 1956 Malcolm Muggeridge No book Paper and pencils more
3 December 1956 John Watt No book Thermos flask more
10 December 1956 Spike Milligan No book Barometer more
14 December 1956 Eight inhabitants from the Ascension Islands in the South Atlantic No book Unknown more
17 December 1956 Peter Finch Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Painting materials more
24 December 1956 Janette Scott No book Complete glamour outfit more
31 December 1956 Tyrone Power No book Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks more

1957

Date Castaway Book Luxury More info
7 January 1957 George Cansdale No book Field glasses more
14 January 1957 Gerard Hoffnung No book His paintbox and tuba more
21 January 1957 Dilys Powell No book Paper and pencils more
28 January 1957 Zena Dare No book Mink coat more
4 February 1957 Peter Sellers The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Snorkel outfit more
11 February 1957 Peggy Ashcroft No book Frogwoman's outfit more
18 February 1957 Jack Solomons No book Punchbag more
25 February 1957 Edgar Lustgarten No book Woman's evening gown more
4 March 1957 Anthony Quayle No book Writing materials more
11 March 1957 Elizabeth Bowen Emma by Jane Austen Kaledioscope more
18 March 1957 Alan Melville No book Tennis practice wall, rackets and balls more
25 March 1957 Bud Flanagan No book Premium bonds more
1 April 1957 Chris Brasher No book Sailing dinghy more
8 April 1957 Cicely Courtneidge No book Family photograph album more
15 April 1957 Ralph Wightman No book Pipe cleaners more
22 April 1957 Tommy Steele Do-it-yourself book No item more
29 April 1957 Gwen Catley No book Painting of London to be commissioned from Graham Sutherland more
6 May 1957 David Attenborough No book Piano more
13 May 1957 Rawicz & Landauer Biographies of composers Soap more
20 May 1957 Dick Bentley No book Champagne-making kit more
27 May 1957 Victor Borge No book Not paying tax or insurance more
3 June 1957 Alec Robertson Anthology of poetry China cat more
10 June 1957 Count Basie No book Picture of his family with a New York City background more
17 June 1957 Percy Edwards No book John Constable's painting of Willy Lott's cottage more
24 June 1957 Mantovani No book Music manuscript paper, pencils and rubber more
1 July 1957 Harold Hobson No book Cricket bat more
8 July 1957 Tamara Karsavina No book Wooden statue of St Florian more
15 July 1957 Fred Streeter Gardening dictionary Greenhouse for growing orchids more
22 July 1957 Blanche Thebom No book Jewelled gold statuette of St George and the Dragon from the Shutzkammar, Munich more
29 July 1957 Audrey Russell No book Astronomical telescope more
5 August 1957 Tony Hancock No book Television set more
12 August 1957 Owen Berry No book Photograph of Granny Grove more
19 August 1957 Leopold Stokowski No book Tape recorder more
26 August 1957 David Farrar No book Golf clubs and balls more
2 September 1957 Alma Cogan No book Paper, pencils and paints more
9 September 1957 Eric Barker No book Cricket bowling machine more
16 September 1957 C A Lejeune No book Soil and rose bushes more
23 September 1957 Christopher Stone No book Paper and fountain pen more
30 September 1957 Marius Goring No book Piano more
7 October 1957 Moura Lympany A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust Flower seeds more
14 October 1957 John Dankworth Cricket annuals from 1920 onwards Saxophone more
21 October 1957 Commander Ibbett No book Barrel of beer more
28 October 1957 Belinda Lee No book Language teaching records for all languages more
4 November 1957 Bransby Williams No book Paper and pencils more
11 November 1957 Jack Teagarden No book Trombone and materials for making a crystal radio more
18 November 1957 Joan Cross No book Cards more
25 November 1957 James Fisher No book Field glasses and modern plumbing more
2 December 1957 Moira Shearer No book Champagne more
9 December 1957 Eric Sykes No book Typewriter and paper more
16 December 1957 Earl Hines No book Piano more
23 December 1957 Sir Thomas Beecham No book Havana cigars more
30 December 1957 Lupino Lane No book Camera more

1958

Date Castaway Book Luxury More info
6 January 1958 Wendy Toye No book Framed Ronald Searle drawings more
13 January 1958 Lionel Hale No book Model theatre more
20 January 1958 Max Jaffa No book Violin and champagne more
27 January 1958 Victor Silvester No book Piano more
3 February 1958 Anton Walbrook No book Indo-Chinese Buddha more
10 February 1958 Rex Palmer No book Alcohol more
17 February 1958 Ben Lyon No book Film projector and films of his family more
24 February 1958 Margaret Rawlings No book Tapestry-making kit more
3 March 1958 Michael Flanders and Donald Swann No book Two pianos more
10 March 1958 Beryl Grey No book Swedish wooden horse more
17 March 1958 Frankie Vaughan No book Painting materials more
24 March 1958 Flora Robson No book Sunbathing oil more
31 March 1958 Geraldo No book Piano more
7 April 1958 Ian Carmichael No book Writing materials and beer more
14 April 1958 Cleo Laine No book Perfume more
21 April 1958 Billy Mayerl No book Well-stocked bar more
28 April 1958 Ruby Miller A novel by Somerset Maugham Perfume more
5 May 1958 Oliver Messel No book Painting materials more
12 May 1958 Roy Plomley Who's Who in the Theatre Desk with typewriter and paper more
19 May 1958 Agnes Nicholls Illustrated dictionary Perfume more
26 May 1958 Kay Smart No book Champagne more
2 June 1958 Eric Robinson No book £1 million in pound notes more
9 June 1958 Naomi Jacob No book Soap more
16 June 1958 Jean Sablon No book Menu from Maxim's restaurant in Paris more
23 June 1958 Derek McCulloch Encyclopaedia Inflatable pillow more
30 June 1958 Sarah Vaughan No book Golf clubs and balls more
7 July 1958 Tito Gobbi No book Expensive ivory back-scratcher more
14 July 1958 Wilfrid Hyde-White No book Picture of Charlie Chaplin and model of a Rolls-Royce more
21 July 1958 Jean Pougnet War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Cask of brandy more
28 July 1958 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf French cookery book Suntan oil more
4 August 1958 Eamonn Andrews Collected short stories of Somerset Maugham Field glasses more
11 August 1958 Elsie and Doris Waters The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith Sunshade and garbage disposal unit more
18 August 1958 Dr Ludwig Koch No book Hans Christian Andersen's mechanical bird and birdcage more
25 August 1958 Hephzibah Menuhin No book Chinese language course more
1 September 1958 Jack Payne No book Piano more
8 September 1958 Percy Kahn No book Tape recorder more
15 September 1958 Dickie Henderson No book Cine projector and films more
22 September 1958 Alicia Markova No book Perfume more
29 September 1958 Hardy Amies No book Dressing case more
6 October 1958 Harry Belafonte No book Michelangelo's David more
13 October 1958 Richard Dimbleby No book Piano more
20 October 1958 Elizabeth Seal No book Tea more
27 October 1958 Benno Moiseiwitsch No book Roulette table more
3 November 1958 Edmundo Ros No book Film projector and films more
10 November 1958 Elena Gerhardt A philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Tapestry-making kit more
17 November 1958 June Paul No book Painting by Gauguin more
24 November 1958 G H Elliott No book Waistcoat (his mascot since 1903) more
1 December 1958 Paul Robeson No book Carved Benin head more
8 December 1958 Stanley Black No book Piano more
15 December 1958 Aaron Copland No book Chess set more
22 December 1958 Charlie Drake Encyclopaedia Regency candelabra more
29 December 1958 Sandy MacPherson No book Radio set more

1959

Date Castaway Book Luxury More info
5 January 1959 Ronnie Boyer and Jeanne Ravel Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill and Encyclopaedia Soap and white tie and tails more
12 January 1959 Ronald Searle Reproductions of works by James Gillray Car fitted with a telescope more
19 January 1959 John Osborne No book Perfume more
26 January 1959 Frederick Ashton No book Happy pills more
2 February 1959 June Thorburn No book Mink stole more
9 February 1959 Chris Barber No book Sports car and petrol more
16 February 1959 John Morris The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Soap and a piano more
23 February 1959 Peter Cushing No book Painting materials and model soldiers more
2 March 1959 Cyril Fletcher No book Tape recorder more
9 March 1959 Judy Grinham War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Typewriter and paper more
16 March 1959 Ernest Thesiger No book Painting materials more
23 March 1959 Malcolm Arnold Oxford Book of English Verse Green Havana cigars more
30 March 1959 Laurens van der Post The Odyssey by Homer Piano more
6 April 1959 Sylvia Syms Her husband's handwritten limericks Tapestry-making materials more
13 April 1959 Edric Connor Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton Toothbrush more
20 April 1959 Tyrone Guthrie Anthology of poetry, some in French and German Rum more
27 April 1959 Marjorie Westbury The Golden Bough by James Frazer Blue-green silk robe with packets of flower seeds in the pockets more
4 May 1959 Lord Brabazon of Tara The Human Situation by MacNeill Dixon Hot water bottle more
11 May 1959 Ray Ellington David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Bed with mosquito net more
18 May 1959 Dame Rebecca West The plays of Jean Racine Carved stone head of a Chinese philosopher more
25 May 1959 Alfred Marks Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Telephone (out of service) more
1 June 1959 Robert Farnon Optics by Isaac Newton Telescope more
15 June 1959 Henry Sherek Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens Epstein statue more
22 June 1959 Lotte Lehmann Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Paintbox more
29 June 1959 Uffa Fox Anthology of world poetry Painting materials more
6 July 1959 Hermione Baddeley The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Painting by Renoir more
13 July 1959 Harold Abrahams Book of Quotations by Burton Egbert Stevenson Mircofilm of Bell's life more
20 July 1959 George Melachrino The works of Plato Turkish delight more
27 July 1959 Ivor Newton London telephone directory Champagne more
3 August 1959 BC Hilliam The Gilbert and Sullivan Book by Leslie Baily Whisky more
10 August 1959 Norman Fisher The dialogues of Plato Writing materials more
17 August 1959 Bessie Love The drawings of Fougasse Eau de Cologne more
24 August 1959 Charles Mackerras Foreign translation of a long English novel Wine more
31 August 1959 John Snagge The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi Painting by Rembrandt more
7 September 1959 Sir Leonard Hutton History of cricket Golf clubs and balls more
14 September 1959 Douglas Byng The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald Photographs more
21 September 1959 Peggy Cochrane The Week-End Book Piano more
28 September 1959 Frankie Howerd War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Photographs more
5 October 1959 Robertson Hare His autobiography Telescope more
12 October 1959 Dave Brubeck Encyclopaedia Piano more
19 October 1959 Alfred Hitchcock Mrs Beeton's Household Management Continental railway timetable more
26 October 1959 George Thalben-Ball Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome White rug more
2 November 1959 Steve Race The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne Chess set more
9 November 1959 Sir Arthur Bliss Works on astronomy Telescope more
16 November 1959 Benny Hill Collection of language courses Film camera more
23 November 1959 Joan Sutherland Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto Goldschmidt Bed more
30 November 1959 Billy Cotton Two historical novels Ticket home more
7 December 1959 John Paddy Carstairs Roget's Thesaurus Piano more
14 December 1959 Andor Foldes Anthology of English Verse by Edith Sitwell The Dürer more
21 December 1959 Eve Boswell Book on one of the world's philosophies Piano more
28 December 1959 Ted Moult The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Drawing equipment more

1960

Date Castaway Book Luxury More info
4 January 1960 S P B Mais Original Greek works by Homer Writing materials more
11 January 1960 Semprini The Nature of the Physical World by Sir Arthur Eddington Telescope more
18 January 1960 Joan Heal The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde Insecticide more
25 January 1960 Antonia Ridge The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Unbreakable spectacles more
1 February 1960 Barrington Dalby Book on tropical birds Binoculars more
8 February 1960 Herbert Lom Nonsense rhymes by Edward Lear Modelling clay more
15 February 1960 Léon Goossens Nautical almanac Camp bed more
22 February 1960 Sir Arthur Bryant Life of Johnson by James Boswell Painting by Kneller of a girl in a golden gown more
29 February 1960 Jack Jackson Do-it-yourself boat-building book Television set more
7 March 1960 Marty Wilde Jane's All the World's Aircraft Guitar more
14 March 1960 Russ Conway Omnibus edition of Hornblower stories by C. S. Forester Typewriter and paper more
21 March 1960 Michael Somes Theatre Street by Tamara Karsavina Telescope more
28 March 1960 Sir Adrian Boult Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Blanket more
4 April 1960 Sidney James Encyclopædia Britannica Double bed more
11 April 1960 John Freeman Oxford English Dictionary Typewriter more
18 April 1960 Anne Heywood What Then Must We Do by Leo Tolstoy Painting materials more
25 April 1960 Anthony Newley Volume of short stories Writing materials more
2 May 1960 David Langdon The novels of Charles Dickens Piano more
9 May 1960 Shirley Bassey Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Lipsticks more
16 May 1960 Brian Rix The plays of George Bernard Shaw Tape recorder more
23 May 1960 Liberace The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol Piano more
30 May 1960 Marie Rambert Paradise Lost by John Milton Writing materials more
6 June 1960 Dickie Henderson How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time Golf clubs and balls more
13 June 1960 Professor A C B Lovell Book on musical theory and composition Piano/organ hybrid more
20 June 1960 Julian Slade War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Violin more
27 June 1960 Sir Alec Guinness Paradise Lost by John Milton Apricot brandy more
4 July 1960 Claudio Arrau The works of Johann Wolfgang Goethe Early Chinese statuette more
11 July 1960 Eddie Calvert Piano tutor Piano more
18 July 1960 C Day-Lewis The novels of Jane Austen Wine more
25 July 1960 Antal Doráti Personally-compiled anthology Painting of a sleeping girl by Dominico Feti more
1 August 1960 Johnny Morris Finnegans Wake by James Joyce Yeast more
8 August 1960 Lord Boothby The short stories of Somerset Maugham Golf clubs and balls more
15 August 1960 Danny Blanchflower The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell Golf clubs and balls more
22 August 1960 Pat Suzuki Encyclopædia Britannica Cosmetics more
29 August 1960 Godfrey Talbot Critical and Historical Essays by Thomas Macaulay Writing materials more
5 September 1960 Paul Beard Droll Stories by Honoré de Balzac Golf clubs and balls more
12 September 1960 Gladys Young London Belongs to Me by Norman Collins Pairs of spectacles more
19 September 1960 Michaela and Armand Denis Encyclopædia Britannica and a book on mathematics Diamond ring and a loud hailer more
26 September 1960 Lionel Bart Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Nelson's Column more
3 October 1960 Diane Cilento The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Painting materials more
10 October 1960 Alec Bedser Set of Wisden Razor more
17 October 1960 Sidney Torch Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome Golf clubs and balls more
24 October 1960 Ernest Lough Manual on astronomy Radio receiver more
31 October 1960 Cliff Richard The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Guitar more
7 November 1960 Frederick Grisewood Phantastes by George MacDonald Compendium of parlour games more
14 November 1960 Ursula Bloom Book of Common Prayer Writing materials more
21 November 1960 Edmund Hockridge Encyclopædia Britannica Painting materials more
28 November 1960 Frank Muir and Denis Norden Cookery book and A Treasury of Ribaldry by Louis Untermeyer Stradivarius violin and model of the Tower of London more
5 December 1960 Oda Slobodskaya The plays of Sheridan Radio receiver more
12 December 1960 Don Thompson English Social History by G. M. Trevelyan Clarinet more
19 December 1960 Harry Mortimer The Saint by Leslie Charteris Cine camera more
26 December 1960 Dave King English dictionary Football more

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