Patricia Batty Shaw

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Patricia Batty Shaw

FromDesert Island Discs

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25 minutes

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Jul 22, 1978

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Roy Plomley's castaway is Chairwoman of the WI Patricia Batty Shaw.Favourite track: Finlandia by Jean Sibelius
Book: Civilisation by Kenneth Clarke
Luxury: Selection of herbs

Released:

Jul 22, 1978

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Molly Weir: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Molly Weir by Desert Island Discs
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Wayne Sleep: Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer Wayne Sleep by Desert Island Discs
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Louis Fremaux: Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Louis Fremaux by Desert Island Discs
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Barry Sheene: Roy Plomley's castaway is motorcycling champion Barry Sheene by Desert Island Discs
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Franco Zeffirelli: Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Franco Zeffirelli by Desert Island Discs
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Grace Bumbry: Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Grace Bumbry by Desert Island Discs
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Sir John Glubb: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Sir John Glubb by Desert Island Discs
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Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson: Roy Plomley's castaways are theatre historians Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson by Desert Island Discs
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Dennis Potter: Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Dennis Potter by Desert Island Discs
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Richard Adams: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Richard Adams by Desert Island Discs
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Professor J H Plumb: Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Professor J H Plumb by Desert Island Discs
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Winston Graham: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Winston Graham by Desert Island Discs
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Sir Alec Guinness: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Alec Guinness by Desert Island Discs
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Phil Drabble: Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist Phil Drabble by Desert Island Discs
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Les Dawson: Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Les Dawson by Desert Island Discs
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Mike Brearley: Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Mike Brearley by Desert Island Discs
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Rt Rev. And Rt Hon. Gerald Ellison: Roy Plomley's castaway is Bishop of London Gerald Ellison by Desert Island Discs
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Peter Ustinov: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov by Desert Island Discs
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Amadeus String Quartet: Roy Plomley's castaways are the musicians the Amadeus String Quartet by Desert Island Discs
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Claire Rayner: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner by Desert Island Discs
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Omar Sharif: Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Omar Sharif by Desert Island Discs
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Alan Coren: Roy Plomley's castaway is Editor of Punch Alan Coren by Desert Island Discs
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Felicity Kendal: Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Felicity Kendal by Desert Island Discs
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Dorothy Edwards: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Dorothy Edwards by Desert Island Discs
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Spike Milligan: Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Spike Milligan by Desert Island Discs
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Professor Alan Gemmell: Roy Plomley's castaway is biologist Professor Alan Gemmell by Desert Island Discs
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George MacDonald Fraser: Roy Plomley's castaway is writer George MacDonald Fraser by Desert Island Discs
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David Wall: Roy Plomley's castaway is ballet dancer David Wall by Desert Island Discs
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Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher: Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher by Desert Island Discs
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Paco Peña: Roy Plomley's castaway is guitarist Paco Pena by Desert Island Discs
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