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Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz singer George Melly.

Favourite track: Hustlin' Dan by Bessie Smith
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Piano

30 minutes

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Mon 19 Mar 197312:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

  • George Formby

    Auntie Maggie's Remedy

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven

    Potato Head Blues

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons - Spring

    Soloist: Robert Michelucci

  • Billie Holiday

    Yesterdays

  • Douglas Byng

    At The Ball

  • Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen

    Winin' Boy Blues

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Bessie Smith

      Hustlin' Dan

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestGeorge Melly

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Mar 197319:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 19 Mar 197312:25
    BBC Radio 4

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