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Roy Plomley's castaway is stage-door keeper Harry Loman.

Favourite track: Thanks for the Memory by Shirley Ross & Bob Hope
Book: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Cards

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Mon 16 Apr 197312:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Mario Lanza

    They Didn't Believe Me

  • Stanley Holloway

    The Galloping Major

  • Leslie Sarony

    Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend?

  • Hoagy Carmichael

    Stardust

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Bob Hope & Shirley Ross

      Thanks For The Memory

  • Bernard Bedford

    I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

  • Harry Secombe

    We'll Keep A Welcome

  • Vera Lynn

    We'll Meet Again

  • Book Choice

    • A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cards

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestHarry Loman

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Apr 197319:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 16 Apr 197312:25
    BBC Radio 4

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