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Eileen Fowler

Roy Plomley's castaway is physical exercise instructor Eileen Fowler.

Favourite track: Dive and Shake Exercise by Eileen Fowler
Book: The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Dr Thor Heyerdahl
Luxury: Writing materials

30 minutes

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Mon 11 Mar 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Dawn

    Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

  • Red Army Ensemble

    Song Of The Plains

  • Eileen Fowler

    Dive and Shake Exercise

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A Minor

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Masquerade Suite

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    O, for the wings of a dove (from Hear My Prayer)

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In The Night

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giacomo Puccini

      Egli, col cuore grosso (from Madama Butterfly)

  • Book Choice

    • The Kon-Tiki Expedition - Dr Thor Heyerdahl

  • Luxury Choice

    • Writing materials

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestEileen Fowler

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Mar 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 11 Mar 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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