Anthony Powell
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Anthony Powell.
Favourite track: Rio Grande by Constant Lambert
Book: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
Luxury: Wine
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Violet Loraine & George Robey
If You Were The Only Girl In The World
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Elsie Morison
Were I Laid On Greenland's Coast
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Giuseppe Verdi
La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)
Soloist: Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Richard Bonynge
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Tales from the Vienna Woods
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
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Alexander Borodin
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Castaway's Favourite
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Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: Constant Lambert
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Darius Milhaud
La Création du monde
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Theatre Des Champs-Elysees
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Claude Debussy
Ibéria (from Images)
Orchestra: Orchestra De La Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
Book Choice
A Hero of Our Time - Mikhail Lermontov
Luxury Choice
Wine
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Anthony Powell |
Broadcasts
- Sat 16 Oct 197619:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 18 Oct 197612:25BBC Radio 4
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