Dr Catherine Gavin
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and historian Dr Catherine Gavin.
Favourite track: La Marseillaise by Rouget De Lisle
Book: Letters by Queen Victoria
Luxury: Camille Pissarro, On the Banks of the Marne
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Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary
Soloist: John Wilbraham
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The Military Band & Pipes & Drums of the Gordon Highlanders
Cock O' The North
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Netherlands Opera Orchestra Conductor: Charles Bruck
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How Deep is the Ocean?
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Giacomo Puccini
Un bel di vedremo (One fine day) (from Madama Butterfly)
Soloist: Joan Hammond Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Leslie Heward
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Édith Piaf
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Mazurka
Orchestra: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra Conductor: Fremaux
Castaway's Favourite
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Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle
La Marseillaise
Orchestra: Paris Police Band
Book Choice
Letters - Queen Victoria
Luxury Choice
Camille Pissarro, On the Banks of the Marne
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Dr Catherine Gavin |
Broadcasts
- Sat 24 Jun 197818:15BBC Radio 4
- Tue 27 Jun 197812:20BBC Radio 4
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