Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton.
Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Scrapbook
Luxury: Cashmere Shawl
Published on Saturday, 26th January 1980.
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