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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Deborah Kerr.

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Sat 17 Nov 194520:45
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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Orchestra: André Kostelanetz Orchestra

  • Jean Sablon

    Je Tire Ma Reverence

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Serenade for Strings in C major

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Sydney MacEwan

    She Moved Through The Fair

  • César Franck

    Symphonic Variations

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Bing Crosby & Johnny Mercer

    Mr Gallagher and Mr Sheen

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Peter and The Wolf

    Soloist: Richard Hale Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sergei Koussevitzky

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDeborah Kerr

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Nov 194520:45
    Home Service

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