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Leonard Henry

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Leonard Henry.

Favourite track: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Frederick Delius
Book: Thesaurus
Luxury: Piano

30 minutes

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Mon 7 Jul 196912:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Amen Chorus (from Messiah)

  • Rawicz and Landauer

    The Spinning Wheel

  • Judy Garland

    Poor Little Rich Girl

  • Peter Sellers

    Any Old Iron

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Polichinelle Serenade

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Frederick Delius

      On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

  • Mario Lanza

    Look for the Silver Lining

  • Book Choice

    • Thesaurus

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credit

PresenterRoy Plomley

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Jul 196912:25
    BBC Radio 4

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