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Roy Plomley's castaway is musician David Munrow.

Favourite track: He Was Despised by George Frideric Handel
Book: Men and Animals, a book in Italian
Luxury: Piano

30 minutes

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Mon 30 Sep 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Thomas Tallis

    Spem in alium

    Choir: Clerkes Of Oxenford

  • Luis Abanto Morales

    La Pitita

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor - Agnus Dei

    Soloist: Alfred Deller

  • Edward Elgar

    Falstaff

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Anthony Collins

  • Natalie Wood

    I Feel Pretty (from West Side Story)

  • Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang

    At The Jazz Band Ball

  • Diana Luca

    Love Song

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • George Frideric Handel

      He was despised (from Messiah)

      Soloist: James Bowman Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

  • Book Choice

    • Men and Animals, a book in Italian

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDavid Munrow

Broadcasts

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

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