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Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Steve Race.

Favourite track: Liebestod by Richard Wagner
Book: Dictionary of Musical Themes
Luxury: Pair of binoculars

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Mon 29 Nov 197112:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Cockaigne Overture

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    O rosetta, che rosetta (from Scherzi musicali)

  • Clark Terry

    Mack the Knife

    Ensemble: The Oscar Peterson Trio.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Serenade To Music

  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto in B Minor

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Oh, Lady be good (from Lady, Be Good!)

  • Panos Gavalas

    The Sea Gulls

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Richard Wagner

      Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

  • Book Choice

    • Dictionary of Musical Themes

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pair of binoculars

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSteve Race

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Nov 197119:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 29 Nov 197112:25
    BBC Radio 4

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