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Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Gemma Jones.

Favourite track: Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner
Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury: Armchair

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Mon 13 Dec 197612:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9/2

    Soloist: Alexis Weissenberg

  • Gracie Fields

    Fred Fannakapan

  • Mark Tinkler

    Away In A Manger

  • Procol Harum

    A Whiter Shade Of Pale

  • Carl Orff

    Veni, veni, venias (from Carmina Burana)

    Orchestra: Deutsche Oper Choir and Orchestra, Berlin

  • Bob Dylan

    Lay, Lady, Lay

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Richard Wagner

      Siegfried Idyll

      Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Roberta Flack

    Killing Me Softly (With His Song)

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Book of English Verse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Armchair

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestGemma Jones

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Dec 197619:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 13 Dec 197612:25
    BBC Radio 4

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