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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Terry Thomas.

Favourite track: Honeysuckle Rose by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
Book: Filling the Gap by Terry Thomas
Luxury: Brandy

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Mon 3 Aug 197012:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Honeysuckle Rose

  • Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson

    Where Or When (from Babes In Arms)

  • Franz Schubert

    Heidenröslein, D257

    Soloist: Richard Tauber, Percy Kahn

  • Enrique Granados

    Andaluza (Dance No. 5) (from Danzas españolas)

    Artist: Andres Segovia

  • Spanish Dance No 6

  • Noël Coward

    Alice Is At It Again

  • Lena Horne

    A New Fangled Tango

  • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    Mazurka

  • Book Choice

    • Filling the Gap - Terry Thomas

  • Luxury Choice

    • Brandy

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestTerry-Thomas

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Aug 197019:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 3 Aug 197012:25
    BBC Radio 4

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