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Roy Plomley's castaway is commentator Eddie Waring.

Favourite track: The Twenty-Third Psalm by Glasgow Orpheus Choir
Book: Bradshaw's Railway Timetable
Luxury: Couch

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19 minutes

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Mon 25 Feb 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Black Dyke Band

    Deep Harmony

  • The Mantovani Orchestra

    I Love Paris

  • Peter Dawson & Hubert Greenslade

    On The Road To Mandalay

  • Bert Kaempfert

    Yellow Bird

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Glasgow Orpheus Choir

      The Twenty-Third Psalm

  • Arthur Sullivan

    He is an Englishman (from HMS Pinafore)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Perry Como

    Snowbird

  • Scots Guards Band

    L'entente Cordiale

  • Book Choice

    • Bradshaw's Railway Timetable

  • Luxury Choice

    • Couch

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestEddie Waring

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Feb 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 25 Feb 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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