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Roy Plomley's castaway is radio presenter Alvar Lidell.

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Sat 15 Sep 194520:45
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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Choir: Royal Choral Society Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major - 1st movement

    Soloist: Pablo Casals

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Deh! vieni, alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)

    Soloist: John Brownlee Orchestra: Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

  • Johannes Brahms

    Waltz in G sharp minor, Op. 39/3

    Soloist: Anatole Kitain

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piece En Forme de Habanera

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Reginald Gardiner

    Trains

  • Jussi Björling

    Oh Beautiful Varmeland

  • Budapest String Quartet

    Italian Serenade In G Major

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAlvar Lidell

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Sep 194520:45
    Home Service

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