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Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist P J Kavanagh.

Favourite track: Partita No 2 in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Collected poems by Edward Thomas
Luxury: Pair of shoes

30 minutes

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Mon 9 Dec 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Jimmy O'Dea & Harry O'Donovan

    Biddy Mulligan

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor

      Soloist: Arthur Grumiaux

  • Walter Huston

    Knickerbocker Holiday

  • Paul Robeson

    At Dawning

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan tutte

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm

  • Kenneth Remo

    Do It The Hard Way

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'

    Soloist: Daniel Barenboim

  • Gamelan Orchestra

    Balinese Gamelan Music

  • Book Choice

    • Collected poems - Edward Thomas

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pair of shoes

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestPJ Kavanagh

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Dec 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 9 Dec 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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