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Dr Roy Strong

Roy Plomley's castaway is director of the National Portrait Gallery Dr Roy Strong.

Favourite track: Ellen Terry by Sybil Thorndike
Book: Larousse Gastronomique by Prosper Montagné
Luxury: Vermeer's 'View Of Delft'

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Mon 9 Mar 197012:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Edgar Elmes

    Rose Of England

    Orchestra: Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra and Chorus

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty

    Orchestra: Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

  • Marlene Dietrich

    The Laziest Girl In Town

  • Thurston Dart

    Queen Elizabeth's Pavane

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ellen Terry

      Ellen Terry

  • Henry Purcell

    How blest are the shepherds (from King Arthur)

    Choir: St Anthony Singers

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ascolta! le porte dell'asil (from Don Carlos)

    Soloist: Carlo Bergonzi Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

  • Rodney Christian Fellowship Festival Choir

    For All The Saints

  • Book Choice

    • Larousse Gastronomique - Prosper Montagné

  • Luxury Choice

    • Vermeer's `View Of Delft'

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRoy Strong

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Mar 197019:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 9 Mar 197012:25
    BBC Radio 4

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