Stanford Robinson
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Stanford Robinson.
Favourite track: Daphnis and Chloe by Maurice Ravel
Book: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Luxury: Radio receiver
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
Music Played
![]()
Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson
These Foolish Things
![]()
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Flight of the bumble-bee (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
![]()
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
Soloist: Lorely Dyer Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
![]()
Noël Coward
Let's Do It
![]()
William Shakespeare
As You Like It
Artist: Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Michell
Castaway's Favourite
![]()
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
![]()
Kenneth Williams, Fenella Fielding
If Only (from Pieces of Eight)
![]()
Jules Massenet
N'est-ce plus ma main (from Manon)
Soloist: Victoria de los Angeles, Henri Legay Orchestra: Opera Comique Orchestra and Chorus, Paris Conductor: Pierre Monteux
Book Choice
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Luxury Choice
Radio receiver
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Stanford Robinson |
Broadcast
- Mon 9 Jun 196912:25BBC Radio 4
The Desert Island Discs podcast
Subscribe or download individual episodes.
Listen to over 2,000 programmes
Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.
Articles
Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways.
Podcast
![]()
Desert Island Discs
Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Related Content
