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

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

Cliff Richard

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

Liberace

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

George Thalben-Ball

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras. Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine

Charles Mackerras

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Percy Kahn. Luxury: Tape recorder

Percy Kahn

Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin. Luxury: Chinese language course

Hephzibah Menuhin

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls. Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume

Agnes Nicholls

Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley. Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper

Roy Plomley

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon. Luxury: Film projector and films of family

Ben Lyon

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bransby Williams. Luxury: Paper and pencils

Bransby Williams

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Bebe Daniels. Luxury: Typewriter and paper

Bebe Daniels

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.

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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

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