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Roy Plomley's castaway is Punch and Judy man Percy Press.

Favourite track: A Midsummer Nights Dream by Felix Mendelssohn
Book: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
Luxury: Pair Of Binoculars

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Mon 30 Dec 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      A Midsummer Nights Dream Overture

  • Max Miller

    Max At The Met

  • “Whispering” Jack Smith

    My Blue Heaven

  • Gracie Fields

    The Punch and Judy Show

  • Webster Booth

    Because

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The flowers that bloom in the spring (from The Mikado)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Tod Slaughter

    Maria Marten

  • Band of HM Royal Marines

    Sussex By The Sea

  • Book Choice

    • Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K Jerome

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pair Of Binoculars

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestPercy Press

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 Dec 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 30 Dec 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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