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Roy Plomley's castaway is foreign correspondent Anthony Grey.

Favourite track: Concerto Grosso in C Major by George Frideric Handel
Book: Dictionary
Luxury: Book stall in Victoria station

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Sat 1 Nov 196919:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Édith Piaf

    Exodus

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor

    Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter Orchestra: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Yevgeny Mravinsky

  • The Beatles

    She's Leaving Home

  • Brass Band

    The East is Red

  • Art Gallery Sketch

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod"

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • George Frideric Handel

      Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6/8

      Orchestra: Philomusica of London

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Way

  • Book Choice

    • Dictionary

  • Luxury Choice

    • Book stall in Victoria station

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAnthony Grey

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Nov 196919:00
    BBC Radio 4

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