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Antoinette Sibley

Roy Plomley's castaway is Prima ballerina Antoinette Sibley.

Favourite track: The Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
Book: Snoopy Dog by Charles Schulz
Luxury: Bed

30 minutes

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Mon 13 May 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Igor Stravinsky

      The Rite Of Spring

      Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Igor Stravinsky

  • Dionne Warwick

    You're My World

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Il mio mistero (from Turandot)

    Soloist: Birgit Nilsson, Jussi Björling Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • Tony Hancock

    The Blood Donor (from Hancock's Half Hour)

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Bachianas brasileiras No. 5

    Soloist: Galina Vishnevskaya Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Conductor: Khaikin

  • EE Cummings

    What If A Much Of A Which Of A Wind

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Way

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

  • Book Choice

    • Snoopy Dog - Charles Schulz

  • Luxury Choice

    • Bed

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAntoinette Sibley

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 May 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 13 May 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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