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Roy Plomley's castaway is world bowls champion David Bryant.

Favourite track: Gone Fishin' by Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong
Book: Encyclopaedia of Gardening
Luxury: Golf clubs and balls

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Mon 8 May 197212:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Richard Addinsell

    Warsaw Concerto

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra

  • Doris Day

    The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)

  • The Glenn Miller Orchestra

    A String Of Pearls

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong

      Gone Fishin' (feat. John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra)

  • Hoagy Carmichael

    Stardust

  • Keith Hamshere

    Where Is Love?

  • George Formby

    When I'm Cleaning Windows

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia of Gardening

  • Luxury Choice

    • Golf clubs and balls

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDavid Bryant

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 May 197219:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 8 May 197212:25
    BBC Radio 4

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