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Joseph Cotten

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Joseph Cotten.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms
Book: Gardening manual
Luxury: Boat building book

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33 minutes

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Fri 30 Oct 198109:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johannes Brahms

      Symphony No. 1 in C minor

  • The Goldman Band

    Dixie

  • Walter Huston

    September Song

  • Ethel Merman

    I Get A Kick Out Of You

  • Johann Sebastian Bach/Stokowski

    Little Fugue In G Minor

  • Cicely Courtneidge, Ivor Mclaren, Lawrence Green

    Double Damask

  • Lester Lanin & His Orchestra

    This Could Be The Start Of Something Big

  • Spike Jones and His City Slickers

    Cocktails For Trwo

  • Book Choice

    • Gardening manual

  • Luxury Choice

    • Boat building book

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestJoseph Cotten

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Oct 198118:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 30 Oct 198109:05
    BBC Radio 4

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