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Roy Plomley's castaway is theatre producer Basil Dean.

Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier (Final Trio) by Richard Strauss
Book: Anthology of Poetry
Luxury: Whisky

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Mon 18 Jun 197312:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Florrie Forde

    Daisy, Daisy

  • William Shakespeare

    When that I was and a little tiny boy (from Twelfth Night)

    Artist: Maurice Bevan, Elizabethan Consort Of Viols

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Shrovetide Fair (from Petrushka)

    Orchestra: Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

  • Frederick Delius

    We take the Golden Road to Samarkand (from Hassan)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from The Magic Flute)

    Soloist: Helge Roswaenge Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Gracie Fields

    Smile When You Say Goodbye

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Richard Strauss

      Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt (Act 3 Trio) (from Der Rosenkavalier)

      Soloist: Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska

  • Frederick Delius

    The Golden Road To Samarkand

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Anthology of Poetry

  • Luxury Choice

    • Whisky

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBasil Dean

Broadcasts

  • Sat 16 Jun 197319:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 18 Jun 197312:25
    BBC Radio 4

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