Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960

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 journalist Godfrey Talbot.
Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Book: Critical and Historical Essays by Thomas Macaulay
Luxury: Writing materials

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