Roy Plomley
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 39 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 20,1914 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Kingston Upon Thames |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | May 28,1985 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Diana Wong |
| Place of burial | Putney Vale Cemetery, London, United Kingdom |
| Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, United Kingdom | |
| Books | Desert Island Lists |
| Plomley's Pick of Desert Island Discs | |
| Desert Island Discs | |
| There's a Fortune in It | |
| Movies/Shows | Double Confession |
| Doctor Morelle | |
| To the Public Danger | |
| Celia | |
| The Blakes Slept Here | |
| Children | Almond Plomley |
| Known for | Desert Island Discs |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 423684 |
Roy Plomley Life story
Francis Roy Plomley, OBE was an English radio broadcaster, producer, playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for devising the BBC Radio series Desert Island Discs, which he hosted from its inception in 1942 until his death.
Michael Parkinson obituary: Setting the standard for TV talk shows
... In 1985 he took the helm at Radio 4 s Desert Island Discs, following the death of its creator, Roy Plomley...
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Lost Desert Island Discs: Collector finds more than 90 missing recordings
... In the show, Bogarde tells the presenter Roy Plomley he was determined to be an actor " as soon as I was born"...
BBC 100: Mr Darcy's shirt included in online centenary exhibition
... They include Roy Plomley s 1941 Desert Island Discs proposal letter and a 1935 clipping about the corporation s move to appoint its first female announcer...
BBC 100: Mr Darcy's shirt included in online centenary exhibition
A shirt worn by Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in The Bbc adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is among 100 objects featured in online collections marking The Corporation 's 2022 centenary.
They include Roy Plomley 's 1941 Desert Island Discs proposal letter and a 1935 clipping about The Corporation 's move to appoint its first female announcer.
The collections on the highlight its most iconic objects, people and contributors.
It also has a year-by-year timeline.
The three collections are:
Robert Seatter, The Bbc 's head of history, said The Bbc " has an amazing history which belongs to us all" and that the digital resources and partner exhibitions " provide something to intrigue audiences of all ages".
BBC History has worked with cultural and academic partners for The Bbc 's centenary, including The British Film Institute. Its list of 100 BBC Gamechangers, announced in The Spring , will chronologically list The 100 BBC TV programmes said to have changed the landscape of British TV.
The Science Museum Group will digitise 1,000 BBC objects for the First Time and launch an exhibition and events programme across the UK.
The centenary will also be marked by other Regional Museum partners with collections and displays, including The Museum of London; Leicester City Museum ; Manchester Museum ; Discovery Museum , Newcastle; Sheffield Museum; Liverpool Museum and Showtown Museum, Blackpool.
There will also be a collaboration with The British Library.
The Science Museum Group's head, Sir Ian Blatchford , said they are " delighted" to be part of the celebrations and " to be telling the story of a century of broadcasting" adding The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford will be exploring broadcast technologies in The Future in an exhibition called Switched On .
Special content including The Queen 's Platinum Jubilee, The Women 's Euros, The World Cup and Commonwealth Games , new dramas and comedies plus Frozen Planet II, while as a broadcast channel in February .
Source of news: bbc.com
