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Rt. Hon. Lord Shinwell

Roy Plomley's castaway is politician the Rt Hon Lord Shinwell.

Favourite track: I Belong To Glasgow by Will Fyffe
Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Luxury: Whisky

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40 minutes

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Tue 23 May 197812:20
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Joan Sutherland

    I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria Rusticana

  • Bud Flanagan

    Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Will Fyffe

      I Belong To Glasgow

  • John McCormack

    Mother Machree

  • Prize Song (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)

  • Owen Brannigan

    Blaydon Races

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

  • Luxury Choice

    • Whisky

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRt. Hon. Lord Shinwell

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 May 197818:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 23 May 197812:20
    BBC Radio 4

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