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Geoff Boycott

Roy Plomley's castaway is cricketer Geoff Boycott.

Favourite track: My Way by Frank Sinatra
Book: Set of Wisden
Luxury: Telephone line to a sports newspaper

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20 minutes

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Mon 12 Apr 197112:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Dionne Warwick

    I Say A Little Prayer

  • Johnny Mathis

    Twelfth Of Never

  • Trini Lopez

    If I Had A Hammer

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Performer: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Artist: Julius Katchen Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • The Beatles

    Yesterday

  • Reri Grist

    Somewhere

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker Suite - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Frank Sinatra

      My Way

  • Book Choice

    • Set of Wisden

  • Luxury Choice

    • Telephone line to a sports newspaper

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestGeoff Boycott

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Apr 197119:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 12 Apr 197112:25
    BBC Radio 4

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