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Michael Crawford

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Michael Crawford.

Favourite track: Gloria by Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin
Book: Self Sufficiency by John Seymour
Luxury: Inflatable rubber woman

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Tue 14 Nov 197812:20
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin

      Gloria

  • Billie Holiday

    For All We Know

  • Stanley Myers

    Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)

    Performer: John Williams.

  • Carly Simon

    The Right Thing To Do

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singer: Gene Kelly.

  • Evelyn Laye

    When I Grow Too Old To Dream

  • David Gates

    Clouds Suite

  • New York Shakespeare Festival Cast

    I Hope I Get It

  • Book Choice

    • Self Sufficiency - John Seymour

  • Luxury Choice

    • Inflatable rubber woman

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestMichael Crawford

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Nov 197818:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 14 Nov 197812:20
    BBC Radio 4

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