Desert Island Discs
Alfie Bass
4 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Home Service Basic
Available for over a year
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alfie Bass. Show more
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Restored version of the eccentric Beatles film. After unwittingly putting on a ceremonial ring, Ringo becomes the intended sacrifice of a cult. Featuring Help! and Ticket to Ride. Show more
Classic sitcom. When Mrs Slocombe's new flat is occupied by squatters, she sets up house in one of Grace Brothers' vacant departments.
One of the most famous of the 1950s Ealing comedies. An unassuming bank clerk, in charge of gold bullion deliveries for almost 20 years, hatches a plot to steal a consignment. Show more
As unrest in France builds toward bloody revolution, cynical Sydney Carton becomes involved with a young woman and a French aristocrat in a deadly chain of events.
Classic drama with Herbert Lom and Patrick McGoohan. A man fresh out of prison takes a job with unscrupulous haulage contractors whose drivers make death-defying runs. Show more
Classic sitcom set in a department store. The staff come up with an unusual way of marking the birthday of young Mr Grace. Show more
Classic sitcom set in a department store. The ladies' and menswear departments are roped in to help defeat a takeover bid.
Classic sitcom set in a department store. Grace Brothers anticipates a royal visit.
Classic sitcom set in a department store. Young Mr Grace generously donates a room for his employees to use as a social club.
Classic sitcom set in a department store. Sales figures are down and profits are down. Young Mr Grace orders Mr Rumbold to make staff cutbacks.
Classic sitcom set in a department store. A situation becomes vacant in the menswear department at Grace Brothers.
Sitcom set in a department store. Grace Brothers arrange a group insurance scheme for staff, but they need to get fit for the medical examination.
Department store sitcom. Mr Rumbold has been taken ill. Since Mrs Slocombe has asked to be considered for a career advancement, she is placed in charge. Show more
Classic sitcom. When Captain Peacock acquires a boil in a particularly painful spot, it's not long before the news is common knowledge among the staff. Show more
Classic sitcom set in a department store. Mr Goldberg establishes his own recruitment agency to supplement his income. Show more
Classic sitcom. The staff take over the canteen when the food becomes uneatable. Show more
Classic sitcom. Young Mr Grace is going into semi-retirement and his brother Old Mr Grace is to replace him. Mr Humphries has contracted Marine's Disease. Show more
When the cleaners go on strike the staff cross the picket line. To restore good feeling, the staff give a Punch and Judy party for the kids of the strikers. Show more