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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and comedian Bobby Howes.

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Sat 10 Nov 194520:45
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Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Anitra's Dance (from Peer Gynt Suite No.1)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Goossens

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)

  • Sunday, Monday Or Always

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E flat major

    Soloist: Frederick Thurston, Myers Foggin

  • Holiday for Strings

  • Alexander Borodin

    Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)

    Choir: Leeds Festival Choir Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hear My Prayer

    Soloist: Ernest Lough, G Thalben-Bell Choir: Temple Choir

  • Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra

    Rhapsody in Blue

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBobby Howes

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  • Sat 10 Nov 194520:45
    Home Service

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