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Arthur C Clarke

Roy Plomley's castaway is science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke.

Favourite track: Violin Concerto in B Minor by Edward Elgar
Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave
Luxury: Solar-powered transistor radio

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Mon 25 Jul 197712:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Edward Elgar

      Violin Concerto in B Minor

      Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Elgar

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A Minor

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert Menges

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert Menges

  • Richard Strauss

    Also Sprach Zarathustra

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D major

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Johann Sebastian Bach/Stokowski

    Toccata and Fugue In D Minor

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Book Choice

    • The Golden Treasury - Francis Palgrave

  • Luxury Choice

    • Solar-powered transistor radio

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestArthur C Clarke

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Jul 197719:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 25 Jul 197712:25
    BBC Radio 4

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