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Patricia Hayes

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Patricia Hayes.

Favourite track: Nocturne No. 8 In D Flat (Opus 72) by Frédéric Chopin
Book: Kristin Lauransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Luxury: Four-poster bed

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22 minutes

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Mon 21 Apr 197512:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Gracie Fields

    My Blue Heaven

  • Buddy Holly

    It Doesn't Matter Anymore

  • Dick Bentley, June Whitfield, Jimmy Edwards

    Boy Meets Girl (from Take It Here)

  • The Beatles

    Eleanor Rigby

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27/2

      Soloist: Dinu Lipatti

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème)

    Soloist: Victoria De Los Angeles Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Joshua Rifkin

    The Entertainer

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mir ist so wunderbar (from Fidelio)

    Soloist: Ingeborg Hallstein, Christa Ludwig, Gottlob Frick, Gerhard Unger Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Kristin Lauransdatter - Sigrid Undset

  • Luxury Choice

    • Four-poster bed

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestPatricia Hayes

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Apr 197519:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 21 Apr 197512:25
    BBC Radio 4

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