Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Thomas Beecham.

Luxury: Havana cigars

Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Stan Kenton.

Book: The Mature Mind by H. L. Overstreet

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

Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin.

Luxury: Chinese language course

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls.

Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume

Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley.

Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper

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

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

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras.

Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Percy Kahn.

Luxury: Tape recorder

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon.

Luxury: Film projector and films of family

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bransby Williams.

Luxury: Paper and pencils

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Bebe Daniels.

Luxury: Typewriter and paper