Captain Jacques Cousteau
Roy Plomley's castaway is oceanographer Captain Jacques Cousteau.
Favourite track: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue In D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Essays by Michel de Montaigne
Luxury: Stone from stomach of a fossilised dinosaur
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Harry Pagani
Ma Mediterranee
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor
Soloist: Reine Gianoli
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Ella Fitzgerald
Summertime (from Porgy & Bess)
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Harry Partch
Daphne Of The Dunes
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Franz Liszt
St Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds
Soloist: Wilhelm Kempff
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Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
Soloist: Salli Terri, Laurindo Ameida
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Niccolò Paganini
Caprice No. 24 in A minor
Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin
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Craig Degree, Graham Nash, David Crosby
Out Of The Darkness
Book Choice
Essays - Michel de Montaigne
Luxury Choice
Stone from stomach of a fossilised dinosaur
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Captain Jacques Cousteau |
Broadcasts
- Sat 10 Jul 198218:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 16 Jul 198209:05BBC Radio 4
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