List of Desert Island Discs episodes (1971–80)

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 choices of book and luxury can sometimes give insight into the guest's life, and the choices of guests between 1971 and 1980 are listed here.

1971

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
2 January 1971	Distel, SachaSacha Distel	English Dictionary	Guitar	more
9 January 1971	Fitton, JamesJames Fitton	Encyclopedia	Painting materials	more
16 January 1971	Bolt, RobertRobert Bolt	Novels of P. G. Wodehouse	Writing materials	more
23 January 1971	Stiles-Allen, Madame (Lilian)Madame (Lilian) Stiles-Allen	The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes	Piano	more
30 January 1971	Lee, LaurieLaurie Lee	The Atlantic Book of British and American Poetry by Edith Sitwell	Materials for making wine or beer	more
6 February 1971	Keith, AlanAlan Keith	Oxford Book of English Verse	Model-making tools	more
13 February 1971	Smith, HarveyHarvey Smith	A selection to sample	Radio receiver	more
20 February 1971	Craig, WendyWendy Craig	Complete works of Oscar Wilde	Toothbrushes	more
27 February 1971	Shankar, RaviRavi Shankar	Poems of Rabindranath Tagore	Perfume	more
6 March 1971	Kennedy, LudovicLudovic Kennedy	Poems of George Herbert and John Donne	Tartar sauce	more
13 March 1971	Cargill, PatrickPatrick Cargill	The Spotlight casting directory	His Bentley car	more
20 March 1971	Gluckstein, Sir LouisSir Louis Gluckstein	The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations	Four-poster bed	more
27 March 1971	Rodgers, ClodaghClodagh Rodgers	The Godfather by Mario Puzo	Prawn cocktails	more
3 April 1971	Daubeny, PeterPeter Daubeny	His own book My World of Theatre	Picture of his family	more
10 April 1971	Boycott, GeoffGeoff Boycott	A set of Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks	Telephone line to a sports newspaper	more
17 April 1971	Mills, MrsMrs Mills	Cookery encyclopedia	Family photograph	more
24 April 1971	Miller, JonathanJonathan Miller	The Road to Xanadu by John Livingston Lowes	Razor	more
1 May 1971	Whitelaw, BillieBillie Whitelaw	Cookery book	Make-up box	more
8 May 1971	Foort, ReginaldReginald Foort	Back numbers of the Reader's Digest	Organ	more
15 May 1971	Braine, JohnJohn Braine	Collected poems of John Betjeman	René Magritte's The Empire of Light	more
22 May 1971	Grenfell, JoyceJoyce Grenfell	Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy	Writing materials	more
29 May 1971	Corbett, RonnieRonnie Corbett	Handbook on tropical vegetation	Golf clubs and balls	more
5 June 1971	Bartlett, VernonVernon Bartlett	Encyclopedia	Writing materials and playing cards	more
12 June 1971	Ryan, ElizabethElizabeth Ryan	Oxford Book of English Verse	Piano	more
19 June 1971	Dunn, CliveClive Dunn	Encyclopedia	Soap	more
26 June 1971	Woodruff, MauriceMaurice Woodruff	Palgrave's Golden Treasury	Writing materials	more
3 July 1971	Crawford, MichaelMichael Crawford	A Book of Beauty by John Hadfield	Cherry tree	more
10 July 1971	Whistler, LaurenceLaurence Whistler	Come Hither by Walter de la Mare	Magnifying glass	more
17 July 1971	Cleese, JohnJohn Cleese	Vincent Price's Cookery Book	Life-sized model of Margaret Thatcher and a baseball bat	more
24 July 1971	Laver, JamesJames Laver	Oxford Book of English Verse	Buddhist altar in the British Museum	more
31 July 1971	Maazel, LorinLorin Maazel	Collected works of Epictetus	Chess set with a problem book	more
7 August 1971	McKellen, IanIan McKellen	Collected works of Jane Austen	Writing materials	more
14 August 1971	Gordon, RichardRichard Gordon	Michelin Guide to France	Pin	more
21 August 1971	Stuart Watson, SylvaSylva Stuart Watson	Volumes on astronomy and astrology	Forty yards of flowered chintz, a needle & cotton	more
28 August 1971	Rubinstein, ArthurArthur Rubinstein	Book from his library	Revolver	more
4 September 1971	Jackson, GlendaGlenda Jackson	Persuasion by Jane Austen	Queen Mary's Dolls' House	more
11 September 1971	Shepherd, DavidDavid Shepherd	Volume on Elementary Calculus	The Black Prince Steam Locomotive, canvases and oil paint	more
18 September 1971	Allsop, KennethKenneth Allsop	Do-it-yourself manual	Binoculars	more
25 September 1971	Lee, MollieMollie Lee	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Typewriter and paper	more
2 October 1971	Valente, CaterinaCaterina Valente	Novels by James A. Michener	English pub	more
9 October 1971	Sitwell, SacheverellSacheverell Sitwell	War and Peace and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy	Refrigerator	more
16 October 1971	Benson, IvyIvy Benson	London Sparrow by Phyllis Thompson	Piano	more
23 October 1971	Hathaway, Sibyl MarySibyl Mary Hathaway	History of England by Keith Feiling	Canvas and tapestry tools	more
30 October 1971	Joyce, C AC A Joyce	Novels by Georgette Heyer	Self-portrait painted by his wife	more
6 November 1971	Dunn, VivianVivian Dunn	Autobiography of Winston Churchill	Piano, manuscript paper, pencils and a rubber	more
13 November 1971	Milnes-Walker, NicoletteNicolette Milnes-Walker	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Hot water and bath oil	more
20 November 1971	Brendel, AlfredAlfred Brendel	Lieder by Franz Schubert	Bavarian rococo church	more
27 November 1971	Race, SteveSteve Race	Dictionary of Musical Themes	Binoculars	more
4 December 1971	Kerr, GrahamGraham Kerr	Encyclopaedia of Ancient Civilisations	Wine	more
11 December 1971	Mullen, BarbaraBarbara Mullen	Illustrated Herbal	Dart board and darts of different weights	more
18 December 1971	Oman, Julia TrevelyanJulia Trevelyan Oman	Elizabeth R	Seeds	more
25 December 1971	Frost, DavidDavid Frost	Set of Hansard	Paper and felt-tipped pens	more

1972

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
1 January 1972	Berryman, GwenGwen Berryman	Cookery book	Writing materials	more
8 January 1972	Stern, IsaacIsaac Stern	Encyclopædia Britannica	Refrigerator	more
15 January 1972	Plummer, ChristopherChristopher Plummer	Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne	Jeroboam of Taittinger Champagne	more
22 January 1972	Ingrams, RichardRichard Ingrams	Teach yourself piano tuning	Piano	more
29 January 1972	Burrows, StuartStuart Burrows	Complete works of Oscar Wilde	Soap	more
5 February 1972	Hockney, DavidDavid Hockney	Route 69 by Floyd Carter	Paper, pencils and a battery-operated sharpener	more
12 February 1972	Delysia, AliceAlice Delysia	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo	Bed	more
19 February 1972	Parkinson, MichaelMichael Parkinson	Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway	Typewriter and paper	more
26 February 1972	Innes, HammondHammond Innes	The European Settlement of North America by Stanley Elliott	Guinness World Records	more
4 March 1972	Leppard, RaymondRaymond Leppard	Iliad and Odyssey by Homer	Gin, Dry Martini and lemons	more
11 March 1972	Storey, DavidDavid Storey	Poetry by W. B. Yeats	Wood and stone-carving tools	more
18 March 1972	Harwood, ElizabethElizabeth Harwood	Survival manual	John Constable landscape	more
25 March 1972	Hare, RobertsonRobertson Hare	His book Yours Indubitably	Scotch Whisky	more
1 April 1972	Noakes, JohnJohn Noakes	The Corn Is Green by Emlyn Williams	12th-century candlestick in Victoria and Albert Museum	more
8 April 1972	Jackson, Sir GeoffreySir Geoffrey Jackson	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Spanish guitar	more
15 April 1972	Hiller, WendyWendy Hiller	Diary of a Country Parson by James Woodforde	The Resurrection, Cookham by Stanley Spencer	more
22 April 1972	Massine, LéonideLéonide Massine	His book on Choreography		more
29 April 1972	Howard, Elizabeth JaneElizabeth Jane Howard	Encyclopedia	Writing materials	more
6 May 1972	Bryant, DavidDavid Bryant	Encyclopedia of Gardening	Golf clubs and balls	more
13 May 1972	Bakewell, JoanJoan Bakewell	Collected works of James Joyce	Yellow Lamborghini	more
20 May 1972	Parsons, GeoffreyGeoffrey Parsons	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Crystal rock specimens	more
27 May 1972	Bennett, TonyTony Bennett	Complete works of Leonardo da Vinci	Painting materials	more
3 June 1972	Robertson, AlecAlec Robertson	48 Preludes and Fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach	Piano	more
10 June 1972	Camps, Professor FrancisProfessor Francis Camps	Oxford English Dictionary	Tape recorder	more
17 June 1972	Dench, JudiJudi Dench	Book of Kells	Basil Brush films and projector	more
24 June 1972	Plaidy, JeanJean Plaidy	Dictionary of National Biography	Typewriter, paper and a hostess gown	more
1 July 1972	Groves, CharlesCharles Groves	Anthology of English Verse	Cigars	more
8 July 1972	Leon, Henry CecilHenry Cecil Leon	A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler	Aspirin	more
15 July 1972	Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson	The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon	Radio receiver	more
22 July 1972	Marceau, MarcelMarcel Marceau		Painting materials	more
29 July 1972	Bliss, Sir ArthurSir Arthur Bliss	The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss	Binoculars	more
5 August 1972	Ardizzone, EdwardEdward Ardizzone	The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens	Malt whisky and drawing paper	more
12 August 1972	Grappelli, StéphaneStéphane Grappelli	Atlas	Koh-i-Noor diamond	more
19 August 1972	Cunliffe, BarryBarry Cunliffe	Book on plant genetics	Still	more
26 August 1972	Tarbuck, JimmyJimmy Tarbuck	Encyclopædia Britannica	Golf clubs and balls	more
2 September 1972	Franklin, DavidDavid Franklin	A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler	Padded deckchair	more
9 September 1972	Lawrence, AnthonyAnthony Lawrence	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Two armchairs	more
16 September 1972	Lockwood, MargaretMargaret Lockwood	Encyclopædia Britannica	Piano	more
23 September 1972	Reed, JohnJohn Reed	Do it yourself manual	Painting materials	more
30 September 1972	Cuneo, TerenceTerence Cuneo	Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen	Painting materials	more
7 October 1972	Aspel, MichaelMichael Aspel	History of the World	Piano	more
14 October 1972	Gable, ChristopherChristopher Gable	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Still	more
21 October 1972	Charlton, JackJack Charlton	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	Spyglass	more
28 October 1972	Holst, ImogenImogen Holst	Diaries of Francis Kilvert	Spyglass	more
4 November 1972	Wheatley, DennisDennis Wheatley	Encyclopædia Britannica	Stamp album	more
11 November 1972	Smith, MaggieMaggie Smith	Encyclopædia Britannica	Sun-barrier cream and a straw hat	more
18 November 1972	Sills, BeverlyBeverly Sills	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell	Telephone	more
25 November 1972	Townsend, PeterPeter Townsend	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe	Seeds	more
2 December 1972	Hall, AdelaideAdelaide Hall	History of the United States	Crochet needles and wool	more
9 December 1972	Speight, JohnnyJohnny Speight	Prefaces by George Bernard Shaw	Golf clubs and balls	more
16 December 1972	Harrisson, TomTom Harrisson	I Ching	Snorkel	more
23 December 1972	Waters, Elsie and DorisElsie and Doris Waters	Anthology of Poetry and Novels by Charlotte Brontë	Piano and sheet music	more
30 December 1972	Rawsthorne, NoelNoel Rawsthorne	Survival manual	Harpsichord	more

1973

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
6 January 1973	Britton, TonyTony Britton	Language courses	Scotch and Champagne	more
13 January 1973	Yarwood, MikeMike Yarwood	Volume of colour reproductions of paintings	Daily newspaper	more
20 January 1973	Robins, DeniseDenise Robins	Encyclopædia Britannica	Family photograph	more
27 January 1973	Nesbitt, RobertRobert Nesbitt	Encyclopædia Britannica	Moët & Chandon Champagne 1966	more
3 February 1973	Smith, AnthonyAnthony Smith	Atlas	Sketching materials	more
10 February 1973	Hunter, RitaRita Hunter	Anthology of Poetry	Oil-painting equipment	more
17 February 1973	Le Mesurier, JohnJohn Le Mesurier	Diary by Samuel Pepys	Small distillery	more
24 February 1973	Thomas, LeslieLeslie Thomas	His book The Virgin Soldiers	Sand iron and golf balls	more
3 March 1973	Gibson, AlexanderAlexander Gibson	The Complete Opera Book by Gustav Kobbé	Piano	more
10 March 1973	Wedgwood, VeronicaVeronica Wedgwood	Volume of colour reproductions of paintings	Binoculars	more
17 March 1973	Melly, GeorgeGeorge Melly	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Piano	more
24 March 1973	Nesbitt, CathleenCathleen Nesbitt	Collected works by Michel de Montaigne	Duvet	more
31 March 1973	Serpell, ChristopherChristopher Serpell	Diary by Samuel Pepys	Equipment for winemaking and brewing	more
7 April 1973	De Jong, FlorenceFlorence De Jong	Cartoons by Carl Giles	Accordion	more
14 April 1973	Loman, HarryHarry Loman	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens	Cards	more
21 April 1973	Bonington, ChrisChris Bonington	Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill	Radio receiver	more
28 April 1973	Coates, EdithEdith Coates	Novels by Jean Plaidy	Brandy	more
5 May 1973	Thelwell, NormanNorman Thelwell	-	-	more
12 May 1973	Huston, JohnJohn Huston	Plato's dialogues	Havana cigars	more
19 May 1973	Cooper, JosephJoseph Cooper	Come Hither by Walter de la Mare	Dummy piano keyboard	more
2 June 1973	Summerskill, EdithEdith Summerskill	Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable	Four-poster bed	more
9 June 1973	Bugner, JoeJoe Bugner	Papillon by Henri Charrière	Chess set	more
16 June 1973	Dean, BasilBasil Dean	Anthology of Poetry	Whisky	more
23 June 1973	Fame, GeorgieGeorgie Fame	History of Mankind	Saxophone	more
30 June 1973	Bruce, BrendaBrenda Bruce	Bhagavad Gita by Christopher Isherwood	Writing materials	more
7 July 1973	Van Wyck, WilfridWilfrid Van Wyck	Short Stories by W. Somerset Maugham	Radio receiver	more
14 July 1973	Ansell, MichaelMichael Ansell	Blank paper and a typewriter	Knitting needles and wool	more
21 July 1973	Lloyd Webber, AndrewAndrew Lloyd Webber	Oxford Rhyming Dictionary	Wine	more
28 July 1973	Spear, RuskinRuskin Spear	Ends and Means by Aldous Huxley	Radio receiver	more
4 August 1973	Welland, ColinColin Welland	Oxford English Dictionary	Bed	more
11 August 1973	de Peyer, GervaseGervase de Peyer	Penguin Book of Quotations	Grapevines	more
18 August 1973	Whitfield, JuneJune Whitfield	Do it yourself manual	Tape recorder	more
25 August 1973	Foord, BertBert Foord	Short Stories by P. G. Wodehouse	Golf clubs and balls	more
1 September 1973	Wild, EarlEarl Wild	Transcript of the Watergate hearings	Bernini columns from The Vatican	more
8 September 1973	Carey, JoyceJoyce Carey	Oxford Book of English Verse	Box of oddments from her dressing table	more
15 September 1973	Sowerbutts, BillBill Sowerbutts	English Dictionary	Tobacco seeds and a brewing vat	more
22 September 1973	Price, LeontyneLeontyne Price	How to be Your Own Best Friend by Mildred Newman	Soap	more
29 September 1973	Hendry, IanIan Hendry	Timetable of passing Steamers	Brandy	more
6 October 1973	Peters, MaryMary Peters	The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale	Comb and manicure set	more
13 October 1973	Robey, EdwardEdward Robey	Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians	German white wine	more
20 October 1973	Rogers, PeterPeter Rogers	Bound volume of Punch from the 1960s	Elégie by Jules Massenet	more
27 October 1973	Hardy, AlisterAlister Hardy	The Prelude by William Wordsworth	Writing materials	more
3 November 1973	Ridley, ArnoldArnold Ridley	Bradshaw's railway timetable	Winemaking kit	more
10 November 1973	Philpott, TrevorTrevor Philpott	Anthology of World Poetry by Mark Van Doren	Oxford World Atlas and an Ordnance Survey map of the British Isles	more
17 November 1973	Feather, VicVic Feather	Anthology of Poetry	Madonna and Child by Jacob Epstein	more
24 November 1973	Humphries, BarryBarry Humphries	-	-	more
1 December 1973	Laski, MarghanitaMarghanita Laski	Oxford English Dictionary	Gold bracelet called The Lion of Judah	more
8 December 1973	Edwards, GarethGareth Edwards	Collected works of Dylan Thomas	Cornet	more
15 December 1973	Young, AlexanderAlexander Young	Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians	Radio-controlled aircraft	more
22 December 1973	Mills, JohnJohn Mills	Book on zoology	Piano	more
29 December 1973	Stein, MarionMarion Stein	Goethe's Faust	Score of Mozart's The Magic Flute	more

1974

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
5 January 1974	Bronowski, JacobJacob Bronowski	Volume on chess championship play	Antique chess set	more
12 January 1974	Rattigan, TerenceTerence Rattigan	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Dom Pérignon Champagne	more
19 January 1974	Haitink, BernardBernard Haitink	Poetry by Roland Holst	Dutch Winter Landscape by Bruegel	more
26 January 1974	Brooke-Little, JohnJohn Brooke-Little	Burke's Landed Gentry	Bed	more
2 February 1974	Compton, FayFay Compton	Collected works of Charles Dickens	Electric blanket	more
9 February 1974	Inglis, BrianBrian Inglis	The Crock of Gold by James Stephens	Typewriter and paper	more
16 February 1974	Fox, RoyRoy Fox	Volume of crossword puzzles	Radio receiver	more
23 February 1974	Waring, EddieEddie Waring	Bradshaw's railway timetable	Couch	more
2 March 1974	O'Sullivan, MaureenMaureen O'Sullivan	Volume on Animal Communication	Tranquillizers	more
9 March 1974	Fowler, EileenEileen Fowler	The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl	Writing materials	more
16 March 1974	Johnston, BrianBrian Johnston	Funny way to be a Hero by John Fisher	Bowling machine and cricket balls	more
23 March 1974	Woodward, EdwardEdward Woodward	Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome	Bed	more
30 March 1974	Hope-Wallace, PhilipPhilip Hope-Wallace	Goethe's Faust	Ivory chess set	more
6 April 1974	Boulting, John and RoyJohn and Roy Boulting	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll	Piano and wine	more
13 April 1974	Heyerdahl, ThorThor Heyerdahl	Blank book	Wood-carving kit	more
20 April 1974	Routledge, PatriciaPatricia Routledge	Anthology of poetry	Varieties of tea and a tea-making outfit	more
27 April 1974	Dimbleby, DavidDavid Dimbleby	Oxford English Dictionary	Havana cigars	more
4 May 1974	Marshall, ArthurArthur Marshall	Novels by P. G. Wodehouse	Nougat	more
11 May 1974	Sibley, AntoinetteAntoinette Sibley	Snoopy Dog by Charles M. Schulz	Bed	more
18 May 1974	Fairbairn, T. C.T. C. Fairbairn	Complete works by John Milton	Tape recorder	more
25 May 1974	Stewart, JamesJames Stewart	Musical arrangements by Dave Brubeck	Piano	more
1 June 1974	Mitchell, LeslieLeslie Mitchell	Biography of Leonardo da Vinci	Silver singing bird box containing a miniature singing bird	more
8 June 1974	Hill, SusanSusan Hill	The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford	Triple-folding screen and personal photographs	more
15 June 1974	Lubbock, MarkMark Lubbock	The House by the Churchyard by Sheridan Le Fanu	Gin	more
22 June 1974	Wall, MaxMax Wall	Collected works by Charles Dickens	Guitar	more
29 June 1974	Ellis, OsianOsian Ellis	Collection of Welsh Poetry	Electronic pipe organ	more
6 July 1974	Walker, RichardRichard Walker	Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling	Cellini Salt Cellar	more
13 July 1974	Morley, SheridanSheridan Morley	Short stories by W. Somerset Maugham	Radio receiver	more
20 July 1974	Falkner, KeithKeith Falkner	Novels by Anthony Trollope	Colin Cowdrey's bowling machine	more
27 July 1974	Singleton, ValerieValerie Singleton	The Outline of History by H. G. Wells	Small photographic darkroom	more
3 August 1974	Culver, RolandRoland Culver	Oxford Book of English Verse	Painting materials	more
10 August 1974	Levey, MichaelMichael Levey	The Adventures of God in His Search of the Black Girl by Brigid Brophy	Kaleidoscope	more
17 August 1974	Smith, DodieDodie Smith	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Sketching materials	more
24 August 1974	Nichols, DandyDandy Nichols	Plays and Prefaces by George Bernard Shaw	Cards	more
31 August 1974	Barclay-Smith, PhyllisPhyllis Barclay-Smith	The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens	Binoculars	more
7 September 1974	Hill, GrahamGraham Hill	Family photograph album	David Wynne's The Dancers	more
14 September 1974	Elliott, DenholmDenholm Elliott	Survival manual	Still	more
21 September 1974	Swinnerton, Frank ArthurFrank Arthur Swinnerton	The Diary of a Country Parson 1758-1802 by James Woodforde	Gin and vermouth	more
28 September 1974	Munrow, DavidDavid Munrow	Men and Animals in Italian	Piano	more
5 October 1974	Ray, CyrilCyril Ray	Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees	Airmail edition of The Times	more
12 October 1974	Hardcastle, WilliamWilliam Hardcastle	Novels by P. G. Wodehouse	Tobacco plant	more
19 October 1974	James, PollyPolly James	Victoria R.I. by Elizabeth Longford	Group photograph of friends	more
26 October 1974	Pyke, MagnusMagnus Pyke	Oxford Book of English Verse	Writing materials	more
2 November 1974	Ayckbourn, AlanAlan Ayckbourn	Act One by Moss Hart	Mellotron	more
9 November 1974	Frink, ElisabethElisabeth Frink	Collected stories by Albert Camus	Drawing and writing materials	more
16 November 1974	Ray, RobinRobin Ray	Ma Cuisine by Auguste Escoffier	Piano	more
23 November 1974	Tulloh, BruceBruce Tulloh	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	Harmonica	more
30 November 1974	Reed, OliverOliver Reed	Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne	Inflatable woman	more
7 December 1974	Kavanagh, P. J.P. J. Kavanagh	Collected poems by Edward Thomas	Pair of shoes	more
14 December 1974	Kenward, BettyBetty Kenward	Debrett's	Radio receiver	more
21 December 1974	Baddeley, AngelaAngela Baddeley	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll	Portrait of her husband	more
28 December 1974	Press, PercyPercy Press	Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome	Binoculars	more

1975

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
4 January 1975	Civil, AlanAlan Civil	Score of Gruppen by Karlheinz Stockhausen	Something to improve the taste of coconut milk	more
11 January 1975	Prior, JamesJames Prior	A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill	Radio receiver	more
18 January 1975	Mackerras, CharlesCharles Mackerras	Bible in German	Wine	more
25 January 1975	Hailstone, BernardBernard Hailstone	In Search of the Miraculous by P. D. Ouspensky	Radio receiver	more
1 February 1975	Johnson, CeliaCelia Johnson	Novels by Anthony Trollope	Rolls-Royce	more
8 February 1975	Longford, LordLord Longford	The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis	Golf clubs and balls	more
15 February 1975	Williams, EmlynEmlyn Williams	Dictionary	Typewriter, pen and paper	more
22 February 1975	Masterson, ValerieValerie Masterson	Survival manual	Beauty products	more
1 March 1975	Conteh, JohnJohn Conteh	Work on botany	Electric guitar	more
8 March 1975	Cooper, JillyJilly Cooper	A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell	Notebooks and pens	more
15 March 1975	Grant, DuncanDuncan Grant	Collected works by Jane Austen	Artists' materials	more
22 March 1975	Thompson, EricEric Thompson	Pogo comic strips by Walt Kelly	Drum set	more
29 March 1975	Dangerfield, StanleyStanley Dangerfield	The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe	The Little Mermaid statue	more
5 April 1975	Blair, LionelLionel Blair	Crossword book	Oyster knife	more
12 April 1975	Betjeman, Sir JohnSir John Betjeman	Palgrave's Golden Treasury	Champagne	more
19 April 1975	Hayes, PatriciaPatricia Hayes	Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset	Four-poster bed	more
26 April 1975	Hillaby, JohnJohn Hillaby	His book Journey Through Britain	His book Journey Through Europe	more
3 May 1975	Munro, MattMatt Munro	-	-	more
10 May 1975	Travers, BenBen Travers	Collected works by Robert Browning	Pipes and tobacco	more
17 May 1975	Arlott, JohnJohn Arlott	Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne	Champagne	more
24 May 1975	Jackson, GordonGordon Jackson	The English Flower Garden by William Robinson	Dummy piano keyboard	more
31 May 1975	Hustler, TomTom Hustler	Blank book	Mouth organ	more
7 June 1975	John-Stevas, Norman StNorman St John-Stevas	Collected Sermons by John Henry Newman	Emerald	more
14 June 1975	Cahn, SammySammy Cahn	Rhyming Dictionary	Typewriter	more
21 June 1975	Yonge, Sir MauriceSir Maurice Yonge	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Microscope	more
28 June 1975	Hemmings, DavidDavid Hemmings	The Seeing Eye and The Nature of Nature by Paul Klee	Architectural pens and paper	more
5 July 1975	Bradley, HelenHelen Bradley	Great tome on the law	Soap that kills mosquitoes	more
12 July 1975	Allen, DaveDave Allen	The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde	Painting by Van Hook	more
19 July 1975	Herriot, JamesJames Herriot	Most recent publication of veterinary medicine	Violin	more
26 July 1975	Dowell, AnthonyAnthony Dowell	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame	Radio receiver	more
2 August 1975	Snow, C. P.C. P. Snow	Russian grammar	Writing materials	more
9 August 1975	Simmons, JeanJean Simmons	Enid Bagnold's Autobiography	Tea	more
16 August 1975	Robinson, RobertRobert Robinson	The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens	White Burgundy wine	more
23 August 1975	Thynn, AlexanderAlexander Thynn	Book of Secrets by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh	Whisky	more
30 August 1975	Jewel, JimmyJimmy Jewel	Beyond the Black Stump by Nevil Shute	Rolls-Royce	more
6 September 1975	Waugh, AlecAlec Waugh	Palgrave's Golden Treasury	Wine	more
13 September 1975	Rantzen, EstherEsther Rantzen	Emma by Jane Austen	Bath salts	more
20 September 1975	Hillier, BevisBevis Hillier	Street Map of London	Bonsai tree	more
27 September 1975	Carington, PeterPeter Carington	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll	Armchair	more
4 October 1975	Jennings, PaulPaul Jennings	Ontological argument from St Anselm to Contemporary Philosophers	Steam locomotive and railway	more
11 October 1975	Hare, DorisDoris Hare	Dictionary of Quotations	Piano	more
18 October 1975	Norwich, John JuliusJohn Julius Norwich	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Writing materials	more
25 October 1975	Holloway, StanleyStanley Holloway	Book on the musical plays of the last century	Manicure and pedicure set	more
1 November 1975	Frankel, WilliamWilliam Frankel	Wisden Cricketers' Almanack	Carpentry set	more
8 November 1975	Godden, RumerRumer Godden	Another World Than This by Vita Sackville-West	Four-poster bed	more
15 November 1975	Hill, VinceVince Hill	Do it yourself manual	Seascape by J. M. W. Turner	more
22 November 1975	Thomas, Graham StuartGraham Stuart Thomas	Collected works by Hilaire Belloc	Papers, pencils, paints	more
29 November 1975	Moody, RonRon Moody	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell	Oil painting	more
6 December 1975	Forsyth, FrederickFrederick Forsyth	Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire	Bow and arrows	more
13 December 1975	Price, MargaretMargaret Price	Pacific Cookbook by Victor Sperandeo	Perfume	more
27 December 1975	Crosby, BingBing Crosby	Roget's Thesaurus	Guitar	more

1976

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
3 January 1976	Foster, JuliaJulia Foster	Dictionary of Quotations	Tapestry-making kit	more
10 January 1976	Milnes, SherrillSherrill Milnes	25 years of The New Yorker Cartoons	Herrings in sour cream	more
17 January 1976	Streatfeild, NoelNoel Streatfeild	The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy	Gardening kit	more
24 January 1976	Lyall, GavinGavin Lyall	From Here to Eternity by James Jones	Cards	more
31 January 1976	Scott, RonnieRonnie Scott	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame	Saxophone	more
7 February 1976	Seymour, LynnLynn Seymour	Civilisation by Kenneth Clark	Champagne and dress	more
14 February 1976	Pavarotti, LucianoLuciano Pavarotti	Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri	Bicycle	more
21 February 1976	Rice, TimTim Rice	Complete works by Lewis Carroll	Cricket bag	more
28 February 1976	Mark, Sir RobertSir Robert Mark	Complete works by Lewis Carroll	Sleeping bag and television that doesn't work	more
6 March 1976	Brome, VincentVincent Brome	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell	Inflatable woman	more
13 March 1976	Barber, NoelNoel Barber	Dictionary of Quotations	Piano	more
20 March 1976	Harrison, RosinaRosina Harrison	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens	Summer Arangments by Nikolsky	more
27 March 1976	Theroux, PaulPaul Theroux	Anthology of English Poetry from 1400	Champagne	more
3 April 1976	Rampling, CharlotteCharlotte Rampling	Dune by Frank Herbert	Ballet picture by Edgar Degas	more
10 April 1976	Pardoe, JohnJohn Pardoe	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell	Piano	more
17 April 1976	Barnard, Dr ChristiaanDr Christiaan Barnard	Best of Hermann Bessmann	Michelangelo's David	more
24 April 1976	Johns, GlynisGlynis Johns	I Ching	Michelangelo's David	more
1 May 1976	Gladstone, Sir WilliamSir William Gladstone	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Chinese temple at Virginia Water	more
8 May 1976	Napier, JohnJohn Napier	The Riddle of the Sands by Robert Erskine Childers	Charles I silver tankard	more
15 May 1976	Laurie, JohnJohn Laurie	Dictionary	Reading glass with light	more
22 May 1976	Greig, TonyTony Greig	Wisden Cricketers' Almanack	Bed	more
29 May 1976	Jr., Douglas Fairbanks,Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe	Writing materials	more
5 June 1976	Simms, EricEric Simms	The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne by Gilbert White	Tape recorder	more
12 June 1976	Williamson, MalcolmMalcolm Williamson	Lyrical Dramas of August Strindberg	Puppet theatre	more
19 June 1976	Deighton, LenLen Deighton	The Art of Modern French Cooking	Darkroom	more
26 June 1976	Jones, PhilipPhilip Jones	Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians	Champagne	more
3 July 1976	Blanch, StuartStuart Blanch	Diary of an Old Soul by George MacDonald	Flute	more
10 July 1976	Pascoe, AlanAlan Pascoe	Gardeners' Yearbook	Diary and pencil	more
17 July 1976	Larkin, PhilipPhilip Larkin	Collected works by George Bernard Shaw	Typewriter and paper	more
24 July 1976	Tormé, MelMel Tormé	Film directory	Air conditioner	more
31 July 1976	Guest, GeorgeGeorge Guest	Complete works by Saunders Lewis	Clavichord	more
7 August 1976	Bragg, MelvynMelvyn Bragg	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy	Champagne	more
14 August 1976	Galway, JamesJames Galway	Poetry from around the world	Golden flute	more
21 August 1976	Keith, PenelopePenelope Keith	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Lapsang souchong tea	more
28 August 1976	Evans, TolchardTolchard Evans	Candide by Voltaire	Manuscript paper and pens	more
4 September 1976	Cole, GeorgeGeorge Cole	Form book	Havana cigars	more
11 September 1976	Bond, MichaelMichael Bond	Photograph album	Grapevines	more
18 September 1976	Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie	English-Spanish Dictionary	Painting materials	more
25 September 1976	Quennell, PeterPeter Quennell	Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe by François-René de Chateaubriand	Champagne	more
2 October 1976	Muir, FrankFrank Muir	The Harpole Report by J. L. Carr	Navel brush	more
9 October 1976	Bates, AlanAlan Bates	Anthology of Poetry	Flute	more
16 October 1976	Powell, AnthonyAnthony Powell	A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov	Wine	more
23 October 1976	Bailey, NormanNorman Bailey	Bahá'í Revelation by Bahá'u'lláh	Calculator	more
30 October 1976	Blashford-Snell, JohnJohn Blashford-Snell	Complete works by Rudyard Kipling	Malt whisky	more
6 November 1976	Quayle, AnthonyAnthony Quayle	Complete works by Edward Lear	Magnifying glass	more
13 November 1976	Milne, Christopher RobinChristopher Robin Milne	Bevis: The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies	Writing materials	more
20 November 1976	Moffo, AnnaAnna Moffo	Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri	Piano	more
27 November 1976	Idle, EricEric Idle	Compendium of world philosophy	Guitar	more
4 December 1976	Kipnis, IgorIgor Kipnis	Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas	Clavichord	more
11 December 1976	Jones, GemmaGemma Jones	Oxford Book of English Verse	Armchair	more
18 December 1976	Lasdun, DenysDenys Lasdun	Book about the night sky	Telescope	more
25 December 1976	Cairoli, CharlieCharlie Cairoli	Survival manual	Champagne	more

1977

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
1 January 1977	McKellar, KennethKenneth McKellar	Complete book of world cookery	Bicycle	more
8 January 1977	Dougall, RobertRobert Dougall	Volume on tropical flora and fauna	Binoculars	more
15 January 1977	Blades, JamesJames Blades	Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians	Telescope	more
22 January 1977	Holroyd, MichaelMichael Holroyd	The High Hill of the Muses by Hugh Kingsmill	Waterbed	more
29 January 1977	Dotrice, RoyRoy Dotrice	The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton	Evening dress suit	more
5 February 1977	Tuckwell, BarryBarry Tuckwell	Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift	Family photo album	more
12 February 1977	Curry, JohnJohn Curry	Transcript of the Erhard Seminar Training Course by Werner Erhard	Pencils and paper	more
19 February 1977	Ronay, EgonEgon Ronay	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Champagne	more
26 February 1977	Park, MerleMerle Park	A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler	Piano	more
5 March 1977	Ford, OliverOliver Ford	Volume on tropical flora and fauna	Orchid collection	more
12 March 1977	Bolam, JamesJames Bolam	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Selected cases of French wine	more
19 March 1977	du Pré, JacquelineJacqueline du Pré	Roget's Thesaurus	Pencils and paper	more
26 March 1977	Martin, MaryMary Martin	Around The Year With Emmet Fox by Emmet Fox	Scissors, needles and thread	more
2 April 1977	Young, Brigadier PeterBrigadier Peter Young	Large blank book with pencils	Ton of treasure dated about 1642	more
9 April 1977	Hull, RodRod Hull	Boys' Own Annual of 1926	Pianola and a supply of piano rolls	more
16 April 1977	Menuhin, YehudiYehudi Menuhin	Collected works by John Donne	Album of photographs of his wife	more
23 April 1977	Magnusson, MagnusMagnus Magnusson	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame	Pipe	more
30 April 1977	Niven, DavidDavid Niven	British Army survival manual	Bed	more
7 May 1977	Hirsel, Lord Home of TheLord Home of The Hirsel	Comprehensive book on birds	Binoculars	more
14 May 1977	Lee, PeggyPeggy Lee	Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood by Mary Strong	Picture of all her loved ones	more
21 May 1977	Travers, P. L.P. L. Travers	Thick blank book and pen	Little marble Buddha	more
28 May 1977	Robles, MarisaMarisa Robles	Now We Are Six and When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne	Oils and a comb	more
4 June 1977	Millar, Sir OliverSir Oliver Millar	Emma by Jane Austen	Sketchbook, pencil, pen and ink	more
11 June 1977	Freni, MirellaMirella Freni	Gone With The Wind (in Italian) by Margaret Mitchell	Painting materials	more
18 June 1977	Randall, DerekDerek Randall	Guinness World Records	Bath with warm water	more
25 June 1977	Parnell, JackJack Parnell	Stories by W. W. Jacobs	Armchair	more
2 July 1977	Read, MissMiss Read	The Diary of a Country Parson by James Woodforde	Exercise books and ballpoint pens	more
9 July 1977	Francis, ClareClare Francis	Volume on physics	Fresh-water shower	more
16 July 1977	Conran, ShirleyShirley Conran	Light on Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar	Oil painting equipment	more
23 July 1977	Clarke, Arthur C.Arthur C. Clarke	Palgrave's Golden Treasury	Solar-powered transistor radio	more
30 July 1977	Connolly, BillyBilly Connolly	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller	Electrical device to heat shaving foam	more
6 August 1977	Mitford, JessicaJessica Mitford	Orphan Island by Rose Macaulay	Supply of Gentleman's Relish	more
13 August 1977	Rowse, A. L.A. L. Rowse	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte	more
20 August 1977	Kerr, DeborahDeborah Kerr	Oxford English Dictionary	Wool and a crochet hook	more
27 August 1977	Abse, DannieDannie Abse	Collected poetry by W. H. Auden	Bed	more
3 September 1977	du Maurier, DaphneDaphne du Maurier	Collected works by Jane Austen	Whisky and ginger ale	more
10 September 1977	Richmond, RobinRobin Richmond	Giles Cartoons by Carl Giles	Royal Albert Hall Organ	more
17 September 1977	Croft, MichaelMichael Croft	Collected poetry by Rudyard Kipling	Whisky still	more
24 September 1977	Brearley, MikeMike Brearley	Anthology of English Verse	Golf clubs and balls	more
1 October 1977	Frémaux, LouisLouis Frémaux	The Songs of Bilitis by Pierre Louÿs	Manuscript paper and pens	more
8 October 1977	Weir, MollyMolly Weir	The Four Winds of Love by Compton Mackenzie	Typewriter, spare ribbons and paper	more
15 October 1977	Sheene, BarryBarry Sheene	Study book of six languages	Effigy of Denis Healey and a supply of pins	more
22 October 1977	Rayner, ClaireClaire Rayner	Guide to boat building	Bath with hot water, soap and towels	more
29 October 1977	Sleep, WayneWayne Sleep	Atlas of the stars	Poppy seeds	more
5 November 1977	Adams, RichardRichard Adams	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci	more
12 November 1977	Gemmell, AlanAlan Gemmell	Book on elementary calculus	Paper and pencils	more
19 November 1977	Ustinov, PeterPeter Ustinov	Blank paper and pencils	Bath with solar-heated water	more
26 November 1977	Graham, WinstonWinston Graham	Book of Quotations by William Gurney Benham	Exercise books and ballpoint pens	more
3 December 1977	Bumbry, GraceGrace Bumbry	Letters of Giuseppe Verdi	Perfume	more
10 December 1977	Drabble, PhilPhil Drabble	Shorthand instruction book with paper and pens	Set of bird ringing tools, including rings	more
17 December 1977	Potter, DennisDennis Potter	Collected essays by William Hazlitt	Edward Hopper's painting, Gas	more
24 December 1977	Guinness, AlecAlec Guinness	Oxford Book of English Verse	Leather wallet containing photos of family and dog	more
31 December 1977	Edwards, DorothyDorothy Edwards	Oxford Book of English Verse	Typewriter and paper	more

1978

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
7 January 1978	Zeffirelli, FrancoFranco Zeffirelli	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Perfume	more
14 January 1978	Sharif, OmarOmar Sharif	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	Several card decks	more
21 January 1978	Coren, AlanAlan Coren	Oxford English Dictionary	Typewriter and paper	more
28 January 1978	Mander & Joe Mitchenson, RaymondRaymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson	Who's Who in the Theatre and Photo albums	Couch and coconut oil and an ultra-sensitive receiver to hear voices from the past	more
4 February 1978	Milligan, SpikeSpike Milligan	Future Shock by Alvin Toffler	Barclaycard	more
11 February 1978	Amadeus Quartet	In Search of Lost Time, Divine Comedy, War and Peace and an instrument-making book	Projector, viola, radio, paper and pencils	more
18 February 1978	Thatcher, MargaretMargaret Thatcher	Survival manual	Photo album of her children	more
25 February 1978	Plumb, John H.John H. Plumb	Correspondence of Voltaire	Dozen cases of Château Latour 1961	more
4 March 1978	Peña, PacoPaco Peña	Collected poetry by Federico García Lorca	Painting of his family by Aurelio	more
11 March 1978	Ellison, GeraldGerald Ellison	Music Criticisms 1888-89 by George Bernard Shaw	Trombone	more
18 March 1978	MacDonald Fraser, GeorgeGeorge MacDonald Fraser	Oxford English Dictionary	Typewriter, spare ribbons and paper	more
25 March 1978	Wall, DavidDavid Wall	Book on Claude Monet	Carbonated-drink maker and supply of flavourings	more
1 April 1978	Kendal, FelicityFelicity Kendal	Plays and Prefaces by George Bernard Shaw	Perfume	more
8 April 1978	Dawson, LesLes Dawson	Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute	Piece of Georgian furniture	more
15 April 1978	Glubb, John BagotJohn Bagot Glubb	Other Men's Flowers by Archibald Wavell	Paper and ballpoint pens	more
22 April 1978	Hardy, RobertRobert Hardy	French dictionary	Greek sculpture of a female head	more
29 April 1978	Perlman, ItzhakItzhak Perlman	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Violin, strings and case	more
6 May 1978	Aznavour, CharlesCharles Aznavour	French dictionary	Tape recorder	more
13 May 1978	Berkeley, LennoxLennox Berkeley	New Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1950	Painting of a restaurant on the banks of the Marne	more
20 May 1978	Shinwell, MannyManny Shinwell	The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations	Whisky	more
27 May 1978	Raeburn, AnnaAnna Raeburn	Daughter of Earth by Agnes Smedley	Indian tea	more
3 June 1978	de los Ángeles, VictoriaVictoria de los Ángeles	Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke	Winged Victory of Samothrace	more
10 June 1978	Jacobi, DerekDerek Jacobi	Complete works of Lord Byron	Waterbed	more
17 June 1978	Curzon, CliffordClifford Curzon	Middlemarch by George Eliot	Pill to put him to sleep forever	more
24 June 1978	Gavin, CatherineCatherine Gavin	Letters by Queen Victoria	On the Banks of the Marne by Camille Pissarro	more
1 July 1978	Brooks, MelMel Brooks	The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal	Cases of Château Lafite Rothschild	more
8 July 1978	Grigson, JaneJane Grigson	Notes from an Odd Country by Geoffrey Grigson	Typewriter and paper	more
15 July 1978	Streich, RitaRita Streich	The Nonsense of Dying by Malford	Painting materials	more
22 July 1978	Batty Shaw, PatriciaPatricia Batty Shaw	Civilisation by Kenneth Clark	Selection of herbs	more
29 July 1978	Pym, BarbaraBarbara Pym	The Golden Bowl by Henry James	German white wine	more
5 August 1978	Rattle, SimonSimon Rattle	I Ching	German white wine	more
12 August 1978	Suzman, JanetJanet Suzman		Mink-lined hammock	more
19 August 1978	Trueman, FredFred Trueman	Harold Macmillan's memoirs	Binoculars	more
26 August 1978	Healey, DenisDenis Healey	Poetry by W. B. Yeats	Oil painting equipment	more
2 September 1978	Menotti, Gian CarloGian Carlo Menotti	Philosophy book by Immanuel Kant	Tarot cards	more
9 September 1978	Williams, TennesseeTennessee Williams	Poetry by Hart Crane	Typewriter and paper	more
16 September 1978	Berberian, CathyCathy Berberian	Survival manual	Box of spices	more
23 September 1978	Lerner, Alan JayAlan Jay Lerner	Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	Piano with wife's picture	more
30 September 1978	Clifton-Taylor, AlecAlec Clifton-Taylor	Shell County Guides	Bed	more
7 October 1978	Fry, ChristopherChristopher Fry	The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations	Rocking chair	more
14 October 1978	Edmonds, NoelNoel Edmonds	Roget's Thesaurus	Motorway service station	more
21 October 1978	Wilson, ColinColin Wilson	Travels in Arabia Deserta by Charles Montagu Doughty	Beaujolais wine	more
28 October 1978	Styne, JuleJule Styne	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell	Picture of family	more
4 November 1978	Wain, JohnJohn Wain	Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell	Canoe	more
11 November 1978	Crawford, MichaelMichael Crawford	Self Sufficiency by John Seymour	Inflatable woman	more
18 November 1978	Bellamy, DavidDavid Bellamy	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Linen sheets	more
25 November 1978	Fontaine, JoanJoan Fontaine	Encyclopaedia	Taj Mahal	more
2 December 1978	Ashkenazy, VladimirVladimir Ashkenazy	Blank book and pens	Well-programmed robot	more
9 December 1978	John, BarryBarry John	Complete Penguin Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle	Balls	more
16 December 1978	Landen, DinsdaleDinsdale Landen	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens	Champagne	more
23 December 1978	Helpmann, RobertRobert Helpmann	Boat building for beginners	Toothbrush and toothpaste	more
30 December 1978	Parkinson, NormanNorman Parkinson	The Unquiet Grave by Cyril Connolly	Life-size bronze statue of an Ama-Indian woman	more

1979

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
6 January 1979	Powell, RobertRobert Powell	A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler	Typewriter	more
13 January 1979	Prior, AllanAllan Prior	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson	Looking glass	more
20 January 1979	Kazan, EliaElia Kazan	Iliad by Homer	20 tons of pine needles	more
27 January 1979	Luxon, BenjaminBenjamin Luxon	Collected stories by Idries Shah	Piano and music	more
3 February 1979	Stephens, RobertRobert Stephens	Collected works by Raymond Chandler	Tobacco plant	more
10 February 1979	McWhirter, NorrisNorris McWhirter	Dictionary of National Biography	Roll of cloth	more
17 February 1979	Bryant, ArthurArthur Bryant	Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell	Painting of a little princess, by Diego Velázquez	more
24 February 1979	Mouskouri, NanaNana Mouskouri	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	Telephone	more
3 March 1979	Bacall, LaurenLauren Bacall	Collected Short Stories by John Cheever	Sun tan lotion	more
10 March 1979	Attenborough, DavidDavid Attenborough	Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life by William Barry Lord	Binoculars	more
17 March 1979	Cotrubaş, IleanaIleana Cotrubaş	History of the whole world	Sistine Chapel	more
24 March 1979	Reardon, RayRay Reardon	Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean	Golf clubs and balls	more
31 March 1979	Ives, BurlBurl Ives	I Ching	Tobermory whisky	more
7 April 1979	Boult, AdrianAdrian Boult	The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan	Panama hats stuffed with barley sugar	more
14 April 1979	Hillary, Sir EdmundSir Edmund Hillary	The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	Kathmandu valley painting	more
21 April 1979	Highsmith, PatriciaPatricia Highsmith	Moby-Dick by Herman Melville	Writing materials	more
28 April 1979	Fox, EdwardEdward Fox	Selection of novels by Evelyn Waugh	Limes eau de toilette by Floris of London	more
5 May 1979	Cameron, JamesJames Cameron	Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne	Malt whisky	more
12 May 1979	Blake, PeterPeter Blake	Ulysses by James Joyce	Cement and tools to build a folly	more
19 May 1979	McCowen, AlecAlec McCowen	The Egoist by George Meredith	Painting materials	more
26 May 1979	Brymer, JackJack Brymer	Collected works by Charles Dickens	Piano	more
2 June 1979	Mayer, RobertRobert Mayer	His visitors' book	Seedless grapes	more
9 June 1979	Carmichael, IanIan Carmichael	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Paper and pencils	more
16 June 1979	Thomas, IreneIrene Thomas	Score of the opera Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven	Teddy bear stuffed with tea bags	more
23 June 1979	McBain, EdEd McBain	Streets of Gold by Ed McBain	Whisky	more
30 June 1979	Gobbi, TitoTito Gobbi	Flowers of the World by Leslie Greenwood	Gold bar	more
7 July 1979	Tetley, GlenGlen Tetley	Earthly Paradise by Colette	South American hammock	more
14 July 1979	Parkinson, C. NorthcoteC. Northcote Parkinson	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Radio receiver	more
21 July 1979	Clement, DickDick Clement & Ian La Frenais	Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne and Teach yourself the guitar	Cards and guitar	more
28 July 1979	Lympany, MouraMoura Lympany	Book about growing flowers and vegetables on a desert island	Wine from own vineyard	more
4 August 1979	Richardson, RalphRalph Richardson	Novels by Henry James	Pipes and tobacco	more
11 August 1979	Longford, ElizabethElizabeth Longford	Utopia by Thomas More	Tapestry making kit	more
18 August 1979	Christoff, BorisBoris Christoff	Poetry of Yuarroros		more
25 August 1979	Norman, BarryBarry Norman	The World of Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse	Typewriter, paper and a desk with cricket balls in the drawers	more
1 September 1979	Barkworth, PeterPeter Barkworth	His diaries to date	Beautifully bound blank book and ballpoint pens	more
8 September 1979	Mendoza, JuneJune Mendoza	Chronology of the Modern World by Neville Williams	Canvases, brushes and paint	more
15 September 1979	Buckle, RichardRichard Buckle	Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy	Paper and pencils	more
22 September 1979	Allbeury, TedTed Allbeury	The Unquiet Grave by Cyril Connolly	Writing paper and pencils	more
29 September 1979	Ayres, PamPam Ayres	The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth	Large basket of sugared almonds	more
6 October 1979	Thesiger, WilfredWilfred Thesiger	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Acid drops	more
13 October 1979	Barstow, JosephineJosephine Barstow	Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure and The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy	Michelangelo's David	more
20 October 1979	Harrison, RexRex Harrison	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell	Painting equipment for oils and watercolours	more
27 October 1979	Dahl, RoaldRoald Dahl	The New Oxford Book of English Verse by Helen Gardner	Still, grapevine cuttings and tobacco seeds	more
3 November 1979	Phillips, SiânSiân Phillips	Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell	Solar-powered refrigerator full of champagne	more
10 November 1979	Caine, MartiMarti Caine	Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein	Bath with solar-heated water and bubble bath	more
17 November 1979	Palin, MichaelMichael Palin	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray	Bed	more
24 November 1979	Shaffer, PeterPeter Shaffer	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Dawn on the Seine by Claude Monet	more
1 December 1979	Causley, CharlesCharles Causley	Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell	Piano	more
8 December 1979	Söderström, ElisabethElisabeth Söderström	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir	Bed	more
15 December 1979	Norman Mailer	Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges	Stick of the best marijuana	more
22 December 1979	Osbert Lancaster	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon	Live sturgeon	more
29 December 1979	Kyung-wha Chung	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse	Mixed flower seeds	more

1980

Date	Castaway	Book	Luxury	More info
5 January 1980	Goodall, ReginaldReginald Goodall	Paradise Lost by John Milton	An English garden	more
12 January 1980	Parker, Sir PeterSir Peter Parker	Collected works of William Blake	Gold rail pass	more
19 January 1980	Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie	Baha'i prayer Book	Trumpet	more
26 January 1980	Beaton, Sir CecilSir Cecil Beaton	Scrapbook	Cashmere shawl	more
2 February 1980	Preminger, OttoOtto Preminger	Autobiography of Otto Preminger	A beautiful watch	more
9 February 1980	Abbado, ClaudioClaudio Abbado	Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri	Writing materials	more
16 February 1980	West, TimothyTimothy West	Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory	Typewriter	more
23 February 1980	Weldon, FayFay Weldon	Kennedy's Latin primer	Shiny white paper and felt pens	more
1 March 1980	York, SusannahSusannah York	Italian Touring Atlas of the World	Pencils and paper	more
8 March 1980	Te Kanawa, KiriKiri Te Kanawa	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Cooking knives	more
15 March 1980	Household, GeoffreyGeoffrey Household	Elizabethan lyrics from songbooks and dramatists	Claret	more
22 March 1980	Perry, FrancesFrances Perry	Survival manual	Lamp with solar batteries	more
29 March 1980	Pleasence, DonaldDonald Pleasence	The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Writing materials	more
5 April 1980	Bramwell-Booth, Commissioner CatherineCommissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth	The Salvation Army songbook	Strong wooden armchair	more
12 April 1980	Rossiter, LeonardLeonard Rossiter	Three early books of P. G. Wodehouse	Moselle wine	more
19 April 1980	Segal, ErichErich Segal	Odyssey by Homer	Stopwatch	more
26 April 1980	Accardo, SalvatoreSalvatore Accardo	Odyssey by Homer	Violin and strings	more
3 May 1980	Anderson, LindsayLindsay Anderson	Les Thibault by Roger Martin du Gard	Mixed flower seeds and watering can	more
10 May 1980	Wood, NatalieNatalie Wood	Poetry by E. E. Cummings	Piano	more
17 May 1980	Denning, LordLord Denning	Palgrave's Golden Treasury	Indian tea	more
24 May 1980	Hines, EarlEarl Hines	The World of Duke Ellington by Stanley Dance	Physical culture equipment	more
31 May 1980	Tear, RobertRobert Tear	The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts	Postcards of paintings with poems on the back	more
7 June 1980	Jones, FreddieFreddie Jones	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame	Leibig condenser for distilling gin	more
14 June 1980	James, CliveClive James	My Method of Singing by Enrico Caruso	Karaoke piano	more
21 June 1980	Hackett, General Sir JohnGeneral Sir John Hackett	1001 Gems of English Poetry	Six dozen bottles of Château Latour 1962	more
28 June 1980	Woodhouse, BarbaraBarbara Woodhouse	Her autobiography Talking to Animals	Ormolu clock	more
5 July 1980	Naipaul, V. S.V. S. Naipaul	Teach yourself mathematics	Enlightened Buddha	more
12 July 1980	Lehrer, TomTom Lehrer	Oxford English Dictionary	Piano	more
19 July 1980	Thompson, DaleyDaley Thompson	Novels by John Wyndham	Guitar and instruction book	more
26 July 1980	Blackhall, David ScottDavid Scott Blackhall	Oxford Book of English Verse	Perkins Brailler and paper	more
2 August 1980	Peck, GregoryGregory Peck	Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg	Cases of Château Lafite Rothschild	more
9 August 1980	Trevor, WilliamWilliam Trevor	Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler	Grapevines	more
16 August 1980	Sondheim, StephenStephen Sondheim	Collected works by E. B. White	Piano	more
23 August 1980	Jones, TristanTristan Jones	Modern wooden yacht construction	12 foot by 8 foot Union Jack	more
30 August 1980	Scotto, RenataRenata Scotto	Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri	Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow	more
6 September 1980	Armstrong-Jones, AntonyAntony Armstrong-Jones	A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method by Sir Banister Fletcher	Painting materials	more
13 September 1980	Doráti, AntalAntal Doráti	The Golden Man by Yokoi	Italian landscape drawing from his own collection	more
20 September 1980	Powell, MichaelMichael Powell & Emeric Pressburger	Essays by Michel de Montaigne and Herzog by Saul Bellow	Brandy and a blank log book	more
27 September 1980	Newman, AndreaAndrea Newman	The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann	Champagne	more
4 October 1980	Lockley, RonaldRonald Lockley	The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne by Gilbert White	Telescope	more
11 October 1980	Tooley, JohnJohn Tooley	Oxford Book of English Verse	Sugared apricots	more
18 October 1980	Glover, BrianBrian Glover	Card Games by John Scarne	MG TD	more
25 October 1980	Gaskin, CatherineCatherine Gaskin	The Story of Civilization by Will Durant	Piano	more
1 November 1980	Tangye, DerekDerek Tangye	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	Telescope	more
8 November 1980	Elder, MarkMark Elder	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	Sherry	more
15 November 1980	Hawkes, JacquettaJacquetta Hawkes	Collected works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Wine	more
22 November 1980	Conti, TomTom Conti	Summerhill by A. S. Neill	Piano	more
29 November 1980	Minter, AlanAlan Minter	Survival manual	Solar-powered radio	more
6 December 1980	Carreras, JoséJosé Carreras	Poems by Rabindranath Tagore	Las Hilanderas painting	more
13 December 1980	Marriner, NevilleNeville Marriner	Life on Earth by David Attenborough	Violin	more
20 December 1980	Askey, ArthurArthur Askey	Guinness World Records	Piano	more
27 December 1980	Domingo, PlácidoPlácido Domingo	Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes	Video and cassettes of his own performances	more

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