Brigadier Peter Young
Roy Plomley's castaway is military historian Brigadier Peter Young.
Favourite track: Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Book: Large Blank Book With Pencils
Luxury: Ton of treasure, dated about 1642
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Recording Of A Hoolock Gibbon, London Zoo
Castaway's Favourite
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Les Huguenots
Orchestra: Brigade Of Guards Massed Bands
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Lale Andersen
Lilli Marlene
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Raymond Leppard
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena (from The Magic Flute)
Soloist: Lisa Otto, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm
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Carmen Prietto, Dennis Noble
Were I Laid On Greenland's Coast
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
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Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Orchestra: Pais Orchestra Conductor: Jean Martinon
Book Choice
Large Blank Book With Pencils
Luxury Choice
Ton of treasure, dated about 1642
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Brigadier Peter Young |
Broadcasts
- Sat 2 Apr 197719:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 4 Apr 197712:25BBC Radio 4
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