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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer on costume James Laver.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Oxford Book of English Verse
Luxury: Buddhist altar in The British Museum

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Mon 26 Jul 197112:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor - Sanctus

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'

  • John McCormack

    Rose Of Tralee

  • Gertrude Lawrence

    How Could We Be Wrong?

  • Maurice Chevalier & Yvonne Vallée

    Quand Je Suis Chez Toi

  • Rory and Alex McEwan

    The Bonnie Earl Of Moray

  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

  • Richard Strauss

    Scene with Annina & Baron Ochs (from Der Rosenkavalier)

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Book of English Verse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Buddhist altar in The British Museum

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestJames Laver

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Jul 197119:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 26 Jul 197112:25
    BBC Radio 4

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