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Dr Thor Heyerdahl

Roy Plomley's castaway is anthropologist Dr Thor Heyerdahl.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor (Opus 67) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Blank book
Luxury: Wood-carving kit

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Apr 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Philharmonic Orchestra

    March Of The Boyars

  • Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra

    Happy Trumpeter

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 5 in C minor

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Valdres March

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

    Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Edvard Grieg

    Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

  • Cleveland Pops Orchestra

    Jamaican Rumba

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Book Choice

    • Blank book

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wood-carving kit

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDr Thor Heyerdahl

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Apr 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 15 Apr 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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