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Barry Humphries

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Barry Humphries.

Favourite track: Shallow Brown by Percy Grainger
Book: The collected works by Max Beerbohm
Luxury: Painting materials

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Nov 197312:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Peter Dawson

    The Floral Dance

  • Gertrude Lawrence

    My Ship

  • Randolph Sutton

    On Mother Kelly's Doorstep

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Percy Grainger

      Shallow Brown

      Soloist: John Shirley-Quirk Choir: Ambrosian Singers

  • Webster Booth & John Cockerill

    The Faery Song (from The Immortal Hour)

  • Richard Tauber & Lotte Lehmann

    Gluck, das mir Verblieb

  • Groucho Marx

    Show Me A Rose

  • Arthur Honegger

    Symphony No. 2 For Strings and Trumpet

    L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • Book Choice

    • The collected works - Max Beerbohm

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting materials

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBarry Humphries

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Nov 197319:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 26 Nov 197312:25
    BBC Radio 4

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