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Roy Plomley's castaway is musician Alan Price.

Favourite track: I Ain't Got Nobody by Louis Prima
Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Piano

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Fri 10 Dec 198209:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • West End Celebrity Orchestra

    In Party Mood

  • Willie Nelson

    Stardust

  • Alan Price & The Animals

    House Of The Rising Sun

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

  • Art Tatum

    Body and Soul

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral' - 4th movement

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.

  • Ray Charles

    I'll Drown In My Own Tears

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Louis Prima

      I Ain't Got Nobody

  • Book Choice

    • The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAlan Price

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Dec 198218:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 10 Dec 198209:05
    BBC Radio 4

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