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Estimated from 5 chart positions in 5 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · Personal Journals#1655K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Personal Journals#1361K to 10K
- 🇮🇸IS · Personal Journals#108500 to 3K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Personal Journals#120500 to 3K
- 🇮🇪IE · Personal Journals#151500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
5.3K to 34K🎙 Biweekly cadence·24 episodes - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
7.5K to 49K🇦🇺61%🇮🇳20%🇮🇸6%+2 more - Active Followers
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2.3K to 15K
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John Paddy Carstairs
Dec 7, 1959
5m 23s
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Nov 23, 1959
4m 55s
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Nov 16, 1959
8m 35s
Alfred Hitchcock
Oct 19, 1959
7m 36s
Dave Brubeck
Oct 12, 1959
17m 06s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/7/59 | ![]() John Paddy Carstairs | Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs.Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book: Thesaurus by Roget Luxury: Piano | 5m 23s | ||||||
| 11/23/59 | ![]() Joan Sutherland | Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Joan Sutherland.Favourite track: Mira, O Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Book: Memoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto Goldschmidt Luxury: Bed | 4m 55s | ||||||
| 11/16/59 | ![]() Benny Hill | Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Benny Hill.Favourite track: Le Gamin de Paris by Yves Montand Book: Collection of language courses Luxury: Film camera | 8m 35s | ||||||
| 10/19/59 | ![]() Alfred Hitchcock | Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs is film director Alfred Hitchcock.Favourite track: Siegfried's Horn Call by Richard Wagner Book: Household Management by Mrs Beeton Luxury: Continental railway timetableThis is the only extract the BBC has of this episode of Desert Island Discs. | 7m 36s | ||||||
| 10/12/59 | ![]() Dave Brubeck | Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Dave Brubeck.Book: Encyclopaedia Luxury: Piano | 17m 06s | ||||||
| 9/7/59 | ![]() Sir Leonard Hutton | Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Sir Leonard Hutton.Book: History of cricket Luxury: Golf clubs | 6m 36s | ||||||
| 8/31/59 | ![]() John Snagge | Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter John Snagge.Book: The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi Luxury: Painting by Rembrandt | 2m 05s | ||||||
| 6/22/59 | ![]() Lotte Lehmann | Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Lotte Lehmann.Book: Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Paintbox | 15m 18s | ||||||
| 3/9/59 | ![]() Judy Grinham | Roy Plomley's castaway is world champion swimmer Judy Grinham.Favourite track: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Ella Fitzgerald Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: Typewriter and paper | 2m 26s | ||||||
| 1/19/59 | ![]() John Osborne | Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne.Luxury: Perfume | 6m 17s | ||||||
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| 11/10/58 | ![]() Elena Gerhardt | Roy Plomley's castaway is mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt.Book: A philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Luxury: Tapestry-making kit | 14m 00s | ||||||
| 10/13/58 | ![]() Richard Dimbleby | Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Richard Dimbleby.Luxury: Piano | 5m 45s | ||||||
| 9/22/58 | ![]() Alicia Markova | Roy Plomley's castaway is prima ballerina Alicia Markova.Luxury: Perfume | 5m 43s | ||||||
| 8/11/58 | ![]() Elsie & Doris Waters | Roy Plomley's castaways are comedians Elsie & Doris Waters.Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith Luxury: Sunshade and a garbage disposal unit | 6m 18s | ||||||
| 7/28/58 | ![]() Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.Book: French cookery book Luxury: Sun-tan oil | 13m 35s | ||||||
| 12/30/57 | ![]() Lupino Lane | Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Lupino Lane.Luxury: Camera | 9m 42s | ||||||
| 9/23/57 | ![]() Christopher Stone | Roy Plomley's castaway is DJ Christopher Stone.Luxury: Paper and fountain pen | 9m 42s | ||||||
| 8/19/57 | ![]() Leopold Stokowski | Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Leopold Stokowski.Luxury: Tape recorder | 5m 17s | ||||||
| 7/15/57 | ![]() Fred Streeter | Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist Fred Streeter.Book: Gardening dictionary Luxury: Greenhouse for growing orchids | 14m 11s | ||||||
| 8/13/56 | ![]() Dennis Brain | Roy Plomley's castaway is French horn player Dennis Brain.Book: Back numbers of motor magazines Luxury: Typewriter and paper | 12m 55s | ||||||
| 7/23/56 | ![]() Tex Ritter | Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and singer Tex Ritter.Luxury: Cards and guitar | 6m 07s | ||||||
| 7/9/56 | ![]() Jim Laker | Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Jim Laker.Luxury: Cricket ball and a piano | 4m 55s | ||||||
| 3/24/55 | ![]() Tod Slaughter | Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Tod Slaughter.Luxury: Harmonica | 5m 38s | ||||||
| 4/29/52 | ![]() Kirsten Flagstad | Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Kirsten Flagstad.Luxury: Knitting needles and wool | 9m 52s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
