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John Brooke-Little

Roy Plomley's castaway is Richmond Herald of Arms John Brooke-Little.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Landed Gentry by Burke
Luxury: Bed

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 Jan 197412:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Sistine Chapel Choir

    Tu Es Petrus

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major

      Soloist: Geza Anda

  • Georges Bizet

    Agnus Dei

    Soloist: Beniamino Gigli Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra

  • BBC Welsh Orchestra

    Land Of My Fathers

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 4 In F Minor

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Westminster Cathedral Choir

    Haec Dies

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Una furtiva lagrima (from L'Elisir d'amore)

    Soloist: Beniamino Gigli

  • Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov

  • Book Choice

    • Landed Gentry - Burke

  • Luxury Choice

    • Bed

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestJohn Brooke-Little

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 Jan 197419:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 28 Jan 197412:25
    BBC Radio 4

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