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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor by Antonin Dvořák
Book: The Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Wool and a crochet hook

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Mon 22 Aug 197712:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Antonín Dvořák

      Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'

      Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Istvan Kertesz

  • Gram Parsons

    She

  • The Fool On The Hill

  • Jose Sabre Marroquin and his Orchestra

    Historia De Un Amor

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Sanctus (from Requiem)

    Choir: King's College Choir Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: David Willcocks

  • Paco Peña

    Fiesta En Sevilla

  • Glen Campbell

    Gentle On My Mind

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

    Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.

    Soloist: Nicolas Danby

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford English Dictionary

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wool and a crochet hook

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDeborah Kerr

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Aug 197719:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 22 Aug 197712:25
    BBC Radio 4

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