List of Desert Island Discs episodes (1951–60)

The BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs invites castaways to choose eight pieces of music, a book (in addition to the Bible - or a religious text appropriate to that person's beliefs - and the Complete Works of Shakespeare) and a luxury item that they would take to an imaginary desert island, where they will be marooned indefinitely. The rules state that the chosen luxury item must not be anything animate or indeed anything that enables the castaway to escape from the island, for instance a radio set, sailing yacht or aeroplane. The luxury was not introduced to the programme until after about 100 programmes and the book after about 400 programmes. The choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guest's life, and the choices of guests between 1951 and 1960 are listed here.

1951

DateCastawayBookLuxury
3 January 1951Eric PortmanNo bookNo item
10 January 1951Monica DickensNo bookNo item
17 January 1951Robertson HareNo bookNo item
24 January 1951Yvonne ArnaudNo bookNo item
31 January 1951Donald PeersNo bookNo item
7 February 1951Peter ScottNo bookNo item
14 February 1951Constance CummingsNo bookNo item
21 February 1951Jack BuchananNo bookNo item
28 February 1951Kay HammondNo bookNo item
7 March 1951Peter UstinovNo bookNo item
14 March 1951Joan HammondNo bookNo item
21 March 1951John ClementsNo bookNo item
28 March 1951Ted KavanaghNo bookNo item
4 April 1951Anona WinnNo bookNo item
11 April 1951Muir MathiesonNo bookNo item
18 April 1951Peter FlemingNo bookNo item
25 April 1951Margaret LockwoodNo bookCrossword puzzles
2 May 1951Petula ClarkNo bookNo item
9 May 1951Larry AdlerNo bookNo item
16 May 1951Denis Compton and Bill EdrichNo bookNo item
23 May 1951Ann ToddNo bookNo item
30 May 1951Maggie TeyteNo bookNo item
6 June 1951Tommy TrinderNo bookNo item
13 June 1951Gracie FieldsNo bookNo item
20 June 1951Eric CoatesNo bookNo item
27 June 1951Bill JohnsonNo bookNo item
4 July 1951Stanley HollowayNo bookNo item
11 July 1951Cicely CourtneidgeNo bookNo item
18 July 1951Leslie HensonNo bookNo item
25 July 1951Jean KentNo bookNo item
1 August 1951Jimmy EdwardsNo bookNo item
8 August 1951Joyce GrenfellNo bookNo item
15 August 1951A. E. MatthewsNo bookNo item
22 August 1951Phyllis CalvertNo bookNo item
29 August 1951Vivian EllisNo bookNo item
5 September 1951Anne CrawfordNo bookNo item
12 September 1951Freddie MillsNo bookNo item
16 September 1951Sally Ann HowesNo bookGarlic
25 September 1951George RobeyNo bookNo item
2 October 1951Mai ZetterlingNo bookNo item
9 October 1951Henry KendallWho's Who in the TheatreNo item
23 October 1951Gerald MooreNo bookA double bass
30 October 1951Clemence DaneNo bookNo item
6 November 1951Ronald ShinerNo bookAny animal which he could train
13 November 1951Diana WynyardNo bookEl Medico by Goya
20 November 1951George FormbyNo bookHis first ukulele
27 November 1951Kathleen HarrisonThe Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensNo item
4 December 1951Elisabeth SchumannNo bookNo item
11 December 1951John MillsNo bookNo item
18 December 1951Vera LynnNo bookCurling tongs

1952

DateCastawayBookLuxury
1 January 1952Jack HulbertNo bookCigarettes
8 January 1952Carroll GibbonsNo bookMusic manuscript paper
15 January 1952Sybil ThorndikeNo bookA blue vase, an engagement present
22 January 1952Spike HughesNo bookA barrel of wine
29 January 1952Jeanne de CasalisNo bookA picture by Cézanne or a large feather bed
5 February 1952Peter Brough and
Archie Andrews
No bookGolf clubs
19 February 1952Compton MackenzieNo bookFour pipes and matches
26 February 1952Elizabeth WelchNo bookNo item
4 March 1952Roger LiveseyNo bookGolf clubs
11 March 1952Hermione GingoldNo bookA barrel of lipstick
18 March 1952Fred EmneyNo bookA large box of cigars
26 March 1952Anna NeagleNo bookTea
1 April 1952Richard HearneNo bookNo item
8 April 1952Wynford Vaughan-ThomasNo bookCombined radio and television receiver
15 April 1952Delia MurphyNo bookA still for making poteen
22 April 1952Richard Murdoch and
Kenneth Horne
No bookMurdoch - A test-your-strength fairground machine
Horne - a mah-jong set
29 April 1952Kirsten FlagstadNo bookKnitting needles and wool
13 May 1952Fay ComptonNo bookHer two dogs
20 May 1952Robert BeattyNo bookNo item
27 May 1952Dorothy DicksonNo bookNo item
3 June 1952Gilbert HardingNo bookA Kelly Man
10 June 1952Googie WithersNo bookA jade amulet
17 June 1952Godfrey WinnNo bookA pack of cards for bridge
24 June 1952Ellaline TerrissNo bookA piano
1 July 1952Boyd NeelNo bookA gramophone for slow-playing records
8 July 1952Fred PerryNo bookRadio transmitter
15 July 1952Henry HallNo bookA watch
22 July 1952Gladys CooperNo bookNo item
29 July 1952Christopher StoneNo bookA good soft bed
5 August 1952Joan GreenwoodNo bookCigarettes
12 August 1952Michael Denison and
Dulcie Gray
No bookDenison - a raft (to fish)
Gray - a large supply of insecticide
19 August 1952Trevor HowardNo bookOne of his wife's cakes
26 August 1952Anne SheltonNo bookThe little cross that hangs over her bed
2 September 1952Richard AttenboroughNo bookSet of record catalogues
9 September 1952Vivien LeighNo bookA piano
16 September 1952Ted RayNo bookA dozen hairnets
23 September 1952Winifred AtwellNo bookA comb (for hair and making music)
3 October 1952Esmond KnightThe Story of Art by Ernst GombrichNo item
10 October 1952Binnie HaleNo bookA piano
17 October 1952Joy WorthNo bookA very expensive piece of jewellery
24 October 1952Florence DesmondNo bookFamily photograph album
31 October 1952W. J. MacQueen-PopeNo bookOne of his lucky charms
7 November 1952Tessie O'SheaNo bookHer ukulele
14 November 1952Nigel PatrickNo bookHis 'useless' dog
21 November 1952Ada ReeveNo bookA workbox for embroidery
28 November 1952Sonnie HaleNo bookScented Soap
5 December 1952Gordon HarkerNo bookA camera and lots of film
12 December 1952Bill GreensladeNo bookNo item
19 December 1952Joy NicholsNo bookA mink sleeping bag

1953

DateCastawayBookLuxury
2 January 1953Wilfred PicklesThe Oxford Book of English VerseHis yellow waistcoat
9 January 1953Margaret RutherfordNo bookA bejewelled golden comb
16 January 1953Ralph LynnNo bookHis eyeglass
23 January 1953BelitaNo bookAn encyclopedia
30 January 1953Duncan CarseNo bookA pin-up picture
6 February 1953Donald WolfitThe BibleA violin with instruction book
13 February 1953Jean CarsonNo bookAn umbrella
20 February 1953David TomlinsonNo bookEddie Gray's juggling equipment
27 February 1953Sheila SimNo bookA clock
6 March 1953Richard ToddNo bookNo item
13 March 1953Pamela BrownNo bookEncyclopædia Britannica
20 March 1953Max MillerNo bookA double pack of cards
27 March 1953Moira ListerA book about astronomyA guitar
3 April 1953Webster BoothNo bookAn ivory pig - his lucky charm
10 April 1953Yolande DonlanA Mediterranean cookbookNo item
17 April 1953Norman WisdomNo bookMotor car and petrol
24 April 1953Isabel JeansNo bookHer St Christopher's Medal
1 May 1953John ArlottNo bookThe biggest second-hand bookshop in the world
8 May 1953Jack HawkinsNo bookNo item
15 May 1953Naunton WayneNo bookNo item
22 May 1953Arthur WintNo bookNo item
29 May 1953Pamela KellinoMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertNo item
12 June 1953Sir Ralph RichardsonNo bookHis pipe
19 June 1953Robert HelpmannNo bookA box of paints
26 June 1953Leo GennNo bookA chess set with a book of problems
2 July 1953Lizbeth WebbNo bookNicholas, her three-inch-tall boy mascot
10 July 1953Geraldine McEwanNo bookA box of watercolours
17 July 1953Cecil ParkerOxford Book of QuotationsNo item
24 July 1953Brian ReeceNo bookA ventriloquist's dummy
31 July 1953Cyril RitchardNo bookA photograph of his wife, Madge Elliott
7 August 1953Nora SwinburneThe BibleHer make-up box and contents
14 August 1953Hugh WilliamsNo bookA corkscrew
21 August 1953Alfredo CampoliNo bookA football
28 August 1953Leslie A "Hutch" HutchinsonAn anthology of world poetryNo item
4 September 1953Hugh SinclairNo bookNo item
11 September 1953Peggy CumminsNo bookA painting of circus horses by Toulouse-Lautrec
18 September 1953Jack WarnerNo bookA blue silk scarf
25 September 1953Bernard MilesThe complete works of ShakespeareNo item

1954

DateCastawayBookLuxury
17 September 1954Mary EllisNo bookA keg of eau de Cologne
24 September 1954Vivian De Gurr St GeorgeNo bookA picture of his wife
1 October 1954Jessie MatthewsNo bookAn enormous bottle of perfume
8 October 1954John BetjemanNo bookThe lower half of the west window of St_Marys Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire
15 October 1954T. E. B. ClarkeRuff's Guide to the TurfNo item
22 October 1954Valerie HobsonNo bookThe Albert Memorial
29 October 1954Nigel BalchinNo bookA figure of an urchin, sculpted by Donatello
5 November 1954Evelyn LayeNo bookHer bed, complete with big French pillows
12 November 1954Robert HenriquesNo bookOil paints
18 November 1954Celia JohnsonA book on astronomyA rose cutting and some English soil
25 November 1954Captain M. E. B. Banks RMNo bookA painting of mushrooms by William Nicholson
2 December 1954Reginald DixonNo bookA harmonium
9 December 1954Fred HoyleNo bookA large photo of a lot of people at a race meeting
23 December 1954Dorothy WardNo bookA make-up box
30 December 1954Bobby HowesNo bookRed and white wine

1955

DateCastawayBookLuxuryMore info
6 January 1955Dorothy TutinNo bookPiano more
13 January 1955Sir Cedric HardwickeNo bookNewspaper more
20 January 1955Harriet CohenNo bookBox of make-up more
27 January 1955Eric AmblerNo bookNovelist more
10 February 1955Robert HarrisNo bookTuning fork more
17 February 1955Sir Osbert LancasterNo bookVenus de Milo more
24 February 1955Chris ChatawayNo bookUnderwater breathing apparatus more
3 March 1955Pat SmytheNo bookGuitar more
10 March 1955Pat KirkwoodNo bookGardenia bush more
17 March 1955Sir Alan P HerbertNo bookField glasses more
24 March 1955Tod SlaughterNo bookHarmonica more
21 April 1955Arthur AskeyNo bookPiano more
28 April 1955Sir Malcolm SargentNo bookDog more
5 May 1955Anthony AsquithNo bookSeaside pier with slot machines more
12 May 1955Tommy FarrNo bookLongest bar of soap in the world more
19 May 1955Barbara KellyNo bookBeach ball more
7 June 1955Emlyn WilliamsNo bookEncyclopaedia more
14 June 1955Tony MottramNo bookWriting paper and pencils more
21 June 1955Nicholas MonsarratNo bookAutograph letters of Lord Nelson more
28 June 1955Michael RedgraveNo bookPipes and matches more
5 July 1955Yehudi MenuhinNo bookViolin and strings more
12 July 1955Lionel GamlinNo bookBack number of The New Yorker more
19 July 1955Ursula JeansNo bookSuntan lotion more
26 July 1955Edward AllcardNo bookFive ton block of lead as keel for schooner more
2 August 1955Isobel BaillieNo bookTea more
9 August 1955Michael AyrtonNo bookAn ancient Greek sculpture more
16 August 1955Claire BloomNo bookN/A more
23 August 1955R C SherriffNo bookScotch whisky more
30 August 1955Herbert WilcoxNo bookToothbrush and toothpaste more
6 September 1955Eileen JoyceNo bookEncyclopaedia more
13 September 1955Philip HarbenNo bookField glasses more
26 September 1955Leslie WelchNo bookBed more
3 October 1955John GregsonNo bookGuitar more
10 October 1955Max BygravesNo bookGolf clubs more
17 October 1955James Robertson JusticeNo bookMixed flower seeds more
24 October 1955Sidonie GoossensNo bookHandbag more
31 October 1955Frances DayNo bookPiano more
7 November 1955Valentine DyallNo bookTrumpet more
14 November 1955Vic OliverNo bookMusic manuscript paper more
21 November 1955Beverley NicholsNo bookOil painting equipment more
28 November 1955Jack TrainNo bookRose bush more
5 December 1955Bernard BradenNo bookPair of wife's earrings more
12 December 1955Bob Monkhouse and Denis GoodwinEncyclopædia BritannicaLarge coloured picture of Marilyn Monroe more
26 December 1955Sir Anton DolinNo bookPhoto album more

1956

DateCastawayBookLuxuryMore info
2 January 1956Laurence HarveyThe Complete Works of ShakespeareBarrel of wine more
16 January 1956Sam CostaNo bookPainting from the National Gallery more
23 January 1956Dora BryanNo bookStereoscope with slides of her family more
6 February 1956David NixonNo bookPhotograph of his wife and baby son more
13 February 1956Terry-ThomasNo bookHorse saddle more
20 February 1956Robert FabianNo bookUmbrella more
27 February 1956Kenneth MoreNo bookEnglish rock garden more
5 March 1956Nancy SpainFifth Form of St. Dominic's by Talbot BainesNo item more
12 March 1956Donald SindenThe Complete Works of ShakespeareLucky charm more
19 March 1956Vanessa LeeEncyclopædia BritannicaClock more
26 March 1956Cyril SmithNo bookCards more
2 April 1956Bebe DanielsNo bookTypewriter and paper more
9 April 1956Stan KentonThe Mature Mind by H. L. OverstreetUnknown more
16 April 1956Marie BurkeLarge book of short storiesTea more
23 April 1956John NevilleNo bookLandscape painting by Ivor Hitchins more
30 April 1956Athene SeylerNo bookSix feet of English hedgerow more
7 May 1956Len HarveyNo bookBox of books more
14 May 1956Dora LabbetteNo bookPaper and pencils more
21 May 1956David HughesEncyclopædia BritannicaGolf clubs more
28 May 1956Robert AtkinsNo bookLive performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream from the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre more
4 June 1956Stirling MossNo bookHair restorer more
11 June 1956Ted HeathNo bookRacing form books more
18 June 1956Eartha KittHer autobiographyNo itemmore
25 June 1956Eric MaschwitzNo bookBotticelli's Primavera more
2 July 1956Leslie CaronNo bookArtist's materials more
9 July 1956Jim LakerNo bookCricket ball and a piano more
16 July 1956Eva TurnerNo bookDresden more
23 July 1956Tex RitterNo bookCards and a guitar more
30 July 1956Shirley AbicairNo bookCase of avocado pears more
6 August 1956Peter UstinovEncyclopaediaTennis racket more
13 August 1956Dennis BrainBack number of motor magazinesTypewriter and paper more
20 August 1956Dennis PriceVolume of Giles cartoonsPainting materials more
27 August 1956Bernard NewmanNo bookAtlas more
3 September 1956Humphrey LytteltonNo bookTrumpet more
10 September 1956Harry SecombeNo bookCollapsible concrete model of Broadcasting House with plastic announcers etc. more
17 September 1956Valentine BrittenNo bookPhotograph of Battersea Power Station more
24 September 1956Turner LaytonNo bookPiano more
1 October 1956Kenneth TynanNo bookPleasure gardens of Barcelona more
8 October 1956Ada Cherry KeartonNo bookCards more
15 October 1956Peter KatinNo bookPainting of the Virgin of the Rocks more
22 October 1956Anthony SteelNo bookPortrait of his wife by Annigoni more
29 October 1956Isobel BarnettNo bookHot water bottle more
12 November 1956Donald CampbellNo bookCigarettes more
19 November 1956Dennis NobleNo bookBinoculars more
26 November 1956Malcolm MuggeridgeNo bookPaper and pencils more
3 December 1956John WattNo bookThermos flask more
10 December 1956Spike MilliganNo bookBarometer more
14 December 1956Eight inhabitants from the Ascension Islands in the South AtlanticNo bookUnknown more
17 December 1956Peter FinchDon Quixote by Miguel de CervantesPainting materials more
24 December 1956Janette ScottNo bookComplete glamour outfit more
31 December 1956Tyrone PowerNo bookLeonardo da Vinci's notebooks more

1957

DateCastawayBookLuxuryMore info
7 January 1957George CansdaleNo bookField glasses more
14 January 1957Gerard HoffnungNo bookHis paintbox and tuba more
21 January 1957Dilys PowellNo bookPaper and pencils more
28 January 1957Zena DareNo bookMink coat more
4 February 1957Peter SellersThe Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensSnorkel outfit more
11 February 1957Peggy AshcroftNo bookFrogwoman's outfit more
18 February 1957Jack SolomonsNo bookPunchbag more
25 February 1957Edgar LustgartenNo bookWoman's evening gown more
4 March 1957Anthony QuayleNo bookWriting materials more
11 March 1957Elizabeth BowenEmma by Jane AustenKaledioscope more
18 March 1957Alan MelvilleNo bookTennis practice wall, rackets and balls more
25 March 1957Bud FlanaganNo bookPremium bonds more
1 April 1957Chris BrasherNo bookSailing dinghy more
8 April 1957Cicely CourtneidgeNo bookFamily photograph album more
15 April 1957Ralph WightmanNo bookPipe cleaners more
22 April 1957Tommy SteeleDo-it-yourself bookNo item more
29 April 1957Gwen CatleyNo bookPainting of London to be commissioned from Graham Sutherland more
6 May 1957David AttenboroughNo bookPiano more
20 May 1957Dick BentleyNo bookChampagne-making kit more
27 May 1957Victor BorgeNo bookNot paying tax or insurance more
3 June 1957Alec RobertsonAnthology of poetryChina cat more
10 June 1957Count BasieNo bookPicture of his family with a New York background more
17 June 1957Percy EdwardsNo bookJohn Constable's painting of Willy Lott's cottage more
24 June 1957MantovaniNo bookMusic manuscript paper, pencils and rubber more
1 July 1957Harold HobsonNo bookCricket bat more
8 July 1957Tamara KarsavinaNo bookWooden statue of St Florian more
15 July 1957Fred StreeterGardening dictionaryGreenhouse for growing orchids more
22 July 1957Blanche ThebomNo bookJewelled gold statuette of St George and the Dragon from the Shutzkammar, Munich more
29 July 1957Audrey RussellNo bookAstronomical telescope more
5 August 1957Tony HancockNo bookTelevision set more
12 August 1957Owen BerryNo bookPhotograph of Granny Grove more
19 August 1957Leopold StokowskiNo bookTape recorder more
26 August 1957David FarrarNo bookGolf clubs and balls more
2 September 1957Alma CoganNo bookPaper, pencils and paints more
9 September 1957Eric BarkerNo bookCricket bowling machine more
16 September 1957C A LejeuneNo bookSoil and rose bushes more
23 September 1957Christopher StoneNo bookPaper and fountain pen more
30 September 1957Marius GoringNo bookPiano more
7 October 1957Moura LympanyA la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel ProustFlower seeds more
14 October 1957John DankworthCricket annuals from 1920 onwardsSaxophone more
21 October 1957Commander IbbettNo bookBarrel of beer more
28 October 1957Belinda LeeNo bookLanguage teaching records for all languages more
4 November 1957Bransby WilliamsNo bookPaper and pencils more
11 November 1957Jack TeagardenNo bookTrombone and materials for making a crystal radio more
18 November 1957Joan CrossNo bookCards more
25 November 1957James FisherNo bookField glasses and modern plumbing more
2 December 1957Moira ShearerNo bookChampagne more
9 December 1957Eric SykesNo bookTypewriter and paper more
16 December 1957Earl HinesNo bookPiano more
23 December 1957Sir Thomas BeechamNo bookHavana cigars more
30 December 1957Lupino LaneNo bookCamera more

1958

DateCastawayBookLuxuryMore info
6 January 1958Wendy ToyeNo bookFramed Ronald Searle drawings more
13 January 1958Lionel HaleNo bookModel theatre more
20 January 1958Max JaffaNo bookViolin and champagne more
27 January 1958Victor SilvesterNo bookPiano more
3 February 1958Anton WalbrookNo bookIndo-Chinese Buddha more
10 February 1958Rex PalmerNo bookAlcohol more
17 February 1958Ben LyonNo bookFilm projector and films of his family more
24 February 1958Margaret RawlingsNo bookTapestry-making kit more
3 March 1958Michael Flanders and Donald SwannNo bookTwo pianos more
10 March 1958Beryl GreyNo bookSwedish wooden horse more
17 March 1958Frankie VaughanNo bookPainting materials more
24 March 1958Flora RobsonNo bookSunbathing oil more
31 March 1958GeraldoNo bookPiano more
7 April 1958Ian CarmichaelNo bookWriting materials and beer more
14 April 1958Cleo LaineNo bookPerfume more
21 April 1958Billy MayerlNo bookWell-stocked bar more
28 April 1958Ruby MillerA novel by Somerset MaughamPerfume more
5 May 1958Oliver MesselNo bookPainting materials more
12 May 1958Roy PlomleyNo bookDesk with typewriter and paper more
19 May 1958Agnes NichollsIllustrated dictionaryPerfume more
26 May 1958Kay SmartNo bookChampagne more
2 June 1958Eric RobinsonNo book£1 million in pound notes more
9 June 1958Naomi JacobNo bookSoap more
16 June 1958Jean SablonNo bookMenu from Maxim's restaurant in Paris more
23 June 1958Derek McCullochEncyclopaediaInflatable pillow more
30 June 1958Sarah VaughanNo bookGolf clubs and balls more
7 July 1958Tito GobbiNo bookExpensive ivory back-scratcher more
14 July 1958Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteNo bookPicture of Charlie Chaplin and model of a Rolls Royce more
21 July 1958Jean PougnetWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyCask of brandy more
28 July 1958Elisabeth SchwarzkopfFrench cookery bookSuntan oil more
4 August 1958Eamonn AndrewsCollected short stories of Somerset MaughamField glasses more
11 August 1958Elsie and Doris WatersThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Diary of a Nobody by George GrossmithSunshade and garbage disposal unit more
18 August 1958Dr Ludwig KochNo bookHans Christian Andersen's mechanical bird and birdcage more
25 August 1958Hephzibah MenuhinNo bookChinese language course more
1 September 1958Jack PayneNo bookPiano more
8 September 1958Percy KahnNo bookTape recorder more
15 September 1958Dickie HendersonNo bookCine projector and films more
22 September 1958Alicia MarkovaNo bookPerfume more
29 September 1958Hardy AmiesNo bookDressing case more
6 October 1958Harry BelafonteNo bookMichelangelo's David more
13 October 1958Richard DimblebyNo bookPiano more
20 October 1958Elizabeth SealNo bookTea more
27 October 1958Benno MoiseiwitschNo bookRoulette table more
3 November 1958Edmundo RosNo bookFilm projector and films more
10 November 1958Elena GerhardtA philosophical work by Johann Wolfgang GoetheTapestry-making kit more
17 November 1958June PaulNo bookPainting by Gauguin more
24 November 1958G H ElliottNo bookWaistcoat (his mascot since 1903) more
1 December 1958Paul RobesonNo bookCarved Benin head more
8 December 1958Stanley BlackNo bookPiano more
15 December 1958Aaron CoplandNo bookChess set more
22 December 1958Charlie DrakeEncyclopaediaRegency candelabra more
29 December 1958Sandy MacPhersonNo bookRadio set more

1959

DateCastawayBookLuxuryMore info
5 January 1959Ronnie Boyer and Jeanne RavelMysticism by Evelyn Underhill and EncyclopaediaSoap and white tie and tails more
12 January 1959Ronald SearleReproductions of works by James GillrayCar fitted with a telescope more
19 January 1959John OsborneNo bookPerfume more
26 January 1959Frederick AshtonNo bookHappy pills more
2 February 1959June ThorburnNo bookMink stole more
9 February 1959Chris BarberNo bookSports car and petrol more
16 February 1959John MorrisThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskySoap and a piano more
23 February 1959Peter CushingNo bookPainting materials and model soldiers more
2 March 1959Cyril FletcherNo bookTape recorder more
9 March 1959Judy GrinhamWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyTypewriter and paper more
16 March 1959Ernest ThesigerNo bookPainting materials more
23 March 1959Malcolm ArnoldOxford Book of English VerseGreen Havana cigars more
30 March 1959Laurens van der PostThe Odyssey by HomerPiano more
6 April 1959Sylvia SymsHer husband's handwritten limericksTapestry-making materials more
13 April 1959Edric ConnorCry, The Beloved Country by Alan PatonToothbrush more
20 April 1959Tyrone GuthrieAnthology of poetry, some in French and GermanRum more
27 April 1959Marjorie WestburyThe Golden Bough by James FrazerBlue-green silk robe with packets of flower seeds in the pockets more
4 May 1959Lord Brabazon of TaraThe Human Situation by MacNeill DixonHot water bottle more
11 May 1959Ray EllingtonDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensBed with mosquito net more
18 May 1959Dame Rebecca WestThe plays of Jean RacineCarved stone head of a Chinese philosopher more
25 May 1959Alfred MarksAlice in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollTelephone (out of service) more
1 June 1959Robert FarnonOptics by Isaac NewtonTelescope more
15 June 1959Henry SherekNicholas Nickleby by Charles DickensEpstein statue more
22 June 1959Lotte LehmannFaust by Johann Wolfgang GoethePaintbox more
29 June 1959Uffa FoxAnthology of world poetryPainting materials more
6 July 1959Hermione BaddeleyThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahamePainting by Renoir more
13 July 1959Harold AbrahamsBook of Quotations by Burton Egbert StevensonMircofilm of Bell's life more
20 July 1959George MelachrinoThe works of PlatoTurkish delight more
27 July 1959Ivor NewtonLondon telephone directoryChampagne more
3 August 1959BC HilliamThe Gilbert and Sullivan Book by Leslie BailyWhisky more
10 August 1959Norman FisherThe dialogues of PlatoWriting materials more
17 August 1959Bessie LoveThe drawings of FougasseEau de Cologne more
24 August 1959Charles MackerrasForeign translation of a long English novelWine more
31 August 1959John SnaggeThe Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino GuareschiPainting by Rembrandt more
7 September 1959Sir Leonard HuttonHistory of cricketGolf clubs and balls more
14 September 1959Douglas ByngThe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzgeraldPhotographs more
21 September 1959Peggy CochraneThe Week-End BookPiano more
28 September 1959Frankie HowerdWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyPhotographs more
5 October 1959Robertson HareHis autobiographyTelescope more
12 October 1959Dave BrubeckEncyclopaediaPiano more
19 October 1959Alfred HitchcockMrs Beeton's Household ManagementContinental railway timetable more
26 October 1959George Thalben-BallThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeWhite rug more
2 November 1959Steve RaceThe House at Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneChess set more
9 November 1959Sir Arthur BlissWorks on astronomyTelescope more
16 November 1959Benny HillCollection of language coursesFilm camera more
23 November 1959Joan SutherlandMemoirs of Jenny Lind by Otto GoldschmidtBed more
30 November 1959Billy CottonTwo historical novelsTicket home more
7 December 1959John Paddy CarstairsRoget's ThesaurusPiano more
14 December 1959Andor FoldesAnthology of English Verse by Edith Sitwell The Dürer more
21 December 1959Eve BoswellBook on one of the world's philosophiesPiano more
28 December 1959Ted MoultThe Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensDrawing equipment more

1960

DateCastawayBookLuxuryMore info
4 January 1960S P B MaisOriginal Greek works by HomerWriting materials more
11 January 1960SempriniThe Nature of the Physical World by Sir Arthur EddingtonTelescope more
18 January 1960Joan HealThe Complete Works of Oscar WildeInsecticide more
25 January 1960Antonia RidgeThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerUnbreakable spectacles more
1 February 1960Barrington DalbyBook on tropical birdsBinoculars more
8 February 1960Herbert LomNonsense rhymes by Edward LearModelling clay more
15 February 1960Léon GoossensNautical almanacCamp bed more
22 February 1960Sir Arthur BryantLife of Johnson by James BoswellPainting by Kneller of a girl in a golden gown more
29 February 1960Jack JacksonDo-it-yourself boat-building bookTelevision set more
7 March 1960Marty WildeJane's All the World's AircraftGuitar more
14 March 1960Russ ConwayOmnibus edition of Hornblower stories by C. S. ForesterTypewriter and paper more
21 March 1960Michael SomesTheatre Street by Tamara KarsavinaTelescope more
28 March 1960Sir Adrian BoultPilgrim's Progress by John BunyanBlanket more
4 April 1960Sidney JamesEncyclopædia BritannicaDouble bed more
11 April 1960John FreemanOxford English DictionaryTypewriter more
18 April 1960Anne HeywoodWhat Then Must We Do by Leo TolstoyPainting materials more
25 April 1960Anthony NewleyVolume of short storiesWriting materials more
2 May 1960David LangdonThe novels of Charles DickensPiano more
9 May 1960Shirley BasseyRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLipsticks more
16 May 1960Brian RixThe plays of George Bernard ShawTape recorder more
23 May 1960LiberaceThe Magic of Believing by Claude M BristolPiano more
30 May 1960Marie RambertParadise Lost by John MiltonWriting materials more
6 June 1960Dickie HendersonHow to Play Your Best Golf All the TimeGolf clubs and balls more
13 June 1960Professor A C B LovellBook on musical theory and compositionPiano/organ hybrid more
20 June 1960Julian SladeWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyViolin more
27 June 1960Sir Alec GuinnessParadise Lost by John MiltonApricot brandy more
4 July 1960Claudio ArrauThe works of Johann Wolfgang GoetheEarly Chinese statuette more
11 July 1960Eddie CalvertPiano tutorPiano more
18 July 1960C Day LewisThe novels of Jane AustenWine more
25 July 1960Antal DorátiPersonally-compiled anthologyPainting of a sleeping girl by Dominico Feti more
1 August 1960Johnny MorrisFinnegans Wake by James JoyceYeast more
8 August 1960Lord BoothbyThe short stories of Somerset MaughamGolf clubs and balls more
15 August 1960Danny BlanchflowerThe Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence DurrellGolf clubs and balls more
22 August 1960Pat SuzukiEncyclopædia BritannicaCosmetics more
29 August 1960Godfrey TalbotCritical and Historical Essays by Thomas MacaulayWriting materials more
5 September 1960Paul BeardDroll Stories by Honoré de BalzacGolf clubs and balls more
12 September 1960Gladys YoungLondon Belongs to Me by Norman CollinsPairs of spectacles more
19 September 1960Michaela and Armand DenisEncyclopædia Britannica and a book on mathematicsDiamond ring and a loud hailer more
26 September 1960Lionel BartUnder Milk Wood by Dylan ThomasNelson's Column more
3 October 1960Diane CilentoThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. SalingerPainting materials more
10 October 1960Alec BedserSet of WisdenRazor more
17 October 1960Sidney TorchThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeGolf clubs and balls more
24 October 1960Ernest LoughManual on astronomyRadio receiver more
31 October 1960Cliff RichardThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann WyssGuitar more
7 November 1960Frederick GrisewoodPhantastes by George MacDonaldCompendium of parlour games more
14 November 1960Ursula BloomBook of Common PrayerWriting materials more
21 November 1960Edmund HockridgeEncyclopædia BritannicaPainting materials more
28 November 1960Frank Muir and Denis NordenCookery book and A Treasury of Ribaldry by Louis UntermeyerStradivarius violin and model of the Tower of London more
5 December 1960Oda SlobodskayaThe plays of SheridanRadio receiver more
12 December 1960Don ThompsonEnglish Social History by G. M. TrevelyanClarinet more
19 December 1960Harry MortimerThe Saint by Leslie CharterisCine camera more
26 December 1960Dave KingEnglish dictionaryFootball more

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