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George Martin

Roy Plomley's castaway is record producer George Martin.

Favourite track: St Matthew Passion (Opening) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Manual on practical engineering
Luxury: Clavichord

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Fri 6 Aug 198209:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney

    Good Mornin' from the film Babes in Arms

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune

  • Michael Flanders and Donald Swann

    A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice

  • Domenico Cimarosa

    Concerto in C Major For Oboe and Strings

  • The Beatles

    Here, There and Everywhere

  • Peter Sellers

    Any Old Iron

  • The Beatles

    In My Life

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      St Matthew Passion - Kommt, ihr Töchter

  • Book Choice

    • Manual on practical engineering

  • Luxury Choice

    • Clavichord

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestGeorge Martin

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 Jul 198218:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 6 Aug 198209:05
    BBC Radio 4

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