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Sir Osbert Lancaster
Roy Plomley's castaway is cartoonist Sir Osbert Lancaster.
Favourite track: Ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Live sturgeon
Last on
Fri 28 Dec 197909:05
BBC Radio 4
Music Played
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
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Lotte Lenya
Alabama Song
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Douglas Byng
Spring
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Giuseppe Verdi
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)
Performer: Chorus of La Scala, Milan.![]()
Noel Coward & Gertrude Lawrence
Private Lives
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Francis Poulenc
Les Mamelles de Tirésias
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Igor Stravinsky
Apollon musagète
Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Book Choice
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
Luxury Choice
Live sturgeon
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sir Osbert Lancaster |
Broadcasts
- Sat 22 Dec 197918:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 28 Dec 197909:05BBC Radio 4
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