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Dennis Wheatley

Roy Plomley's castaway is thriller writer Dennis Wheatley.

Favourite track: I'll See You Again by Peggy Wood, George Metaxa
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Stamp album

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Nov 197212:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Charles Coborn

    The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo

  • The Chelsea Pensioners

    Tipperary

  • Violet Loraine & George Robey

    If You Were The Only Girl In The World

  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major 'Land of Hope and Glory'

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Franz Lehár

    The Merry Widow

    Orchestra: Sadler's Wells Opera Company Orchestra

  • Band Of The Blues and Royals

    Washington Post

  • Paris Opera Chorus

    Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Peggy Wood & Georges Metaxa

      I'll See You Again

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia Britannica

  • Luxury Choice

    • Stamp album

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDennis Wheatley

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Nov 197219:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 6 Nov 197212:25
    BBC Radio 4

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