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Robert Nesbitt

Roy Plomley's castaway is theatre director Robert Nesbitt.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: 1966 Moët Chandon

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Jan 197312:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet

    Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

  • Pete Fountain

    Fascination Medley

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    You're The Top

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Sadko

    Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra

  • Noël Coward

    Mad Dogs and Englishmen

  • The Count Basie Orchestra

    One Mint Julep

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Manos Hadjidakis

    Ta Evghenika Pedia

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia Britannica

  • Luxury Choice

    • 1966 Moët Chandon

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRobert Nesbitt

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Jan 197319:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 29 Jan 197312:25
    BBC Radio 4

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