Desert Islands Discs

[silly moo]

Does anyone know where I can find very old lists of guests on Desert Island Discs?
I need to find out what records were chosen by Johnny Speight and Geoffrey Boycott.
This is for the July PCP quiz.
Thanks in advance.

[Rod Mac]

This may give you a stating point - hope it helps :-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertisla nddiscs.shtml

[Rod Mac]

Maybe this one :-)

http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Desert_Is land_Discs

[silly moo]

Thanks, I had already been there. All the lists I can find are not complete and not early enough - at least neither of these two people are mentioned.

[gargy]

Johnny Speight: My Very Good Friend the Milkman Fats Waller; Saturday night(is the loneliest night of the week) Frank Sinatra; My Way Frank Sinatra; Thou Swell Joe Williams/Count Basie; Hello Dolly Louis Armstrong; White Christmas Charlie Parker; Have you met Miss Jones? Stan Getz
Geoff Boycott: I say a little prayer Dionne Warwick; Twelfth of Never Johnny Mathis; If I had a hammer Trini Lopez; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Julius Katchen; Yesterday The Beatles;Somewhere Reri Grist; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Berlin Philharmonic; My Way Frank Sinatra

[silly moo]

THANK YOU
Where did you find this?
I assume i a real paper book?

[boaw]

These two have a common choice, but according to the BBC list, David Frost does not make this choice. Have I missed something?

[pesky]

The only problem is that there is supposed to be a common piece of music/record chosen by Speight, Boycott & Frost. According to the BBC Frost chose:-
Mad Dogs & englishmen, (Coward), Your song (John), Fix You (Cold Play), America the Beautiful (Charles), Music of the Night (Crawford), Elusive Butterfly (Lind), Long & Winding Road (Beatles) and the Dam Busters (Liverpool Philharmonic). Unless of course Frost has appeared twice on the programme..........

[pesky]

Sorry BOAW was typing my answer when yours was posted! (I'm a slow typist)

[boaw]

Pesky - No problem. Still looking to see if David Frost appeared twice.

[gargy]

In answer to Sillymoo, yes I have Roy Plomley's book Desert Island Discs which covers the period up to 25 june 1983. To boaw the common choice is My Way. Speight and Boycott opted for Sinatra, Frost for Sammy Davis Junior in an extended episode on Christmas Day 1971 in which he was allowed to choose 15 records

[pesky]

Thanks Gargy - much appreciated.

[boaw]

Gargy. Many thanks.

[silly moo]

again thanks , think I'll say no more answers needed now.
bye folks