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Rachel Billington
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Rachel Billington.
Favourite track: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Book: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Writing materials
Last on
Fri 7 Jan 198309:05
BBC Radio 4
Music Played
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Benedictine Nuns Of St Cecilia Abbey
Tantum Ergo
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria (from Zaïde)
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Bob Dylan
Mr Tambourine Man
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major (Piano Concerto No. 10)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
To love both young and old (Gremin's aria) (from Eugene Onegin)
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Siegfried's Funeral March (from Götterdämmerung)
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Franz Schubert
Rosamunde
Book Choice
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Luxury Choice
Writing materials
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Rachel Billington |
Broadcasts
- New Year's Day 198318:25BBC Radio 4
- Fri 7 Jan 198309:05BBC Radio 4
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