Lady Diana Cooper
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and actress Lady Diana Cooper.
Favourite track: Die Walkure - Wotan Puts Brunnhilde to Sleep by Richard Wagner
Book: Volumes of her autobiography
Luxury: Bag of pillows, in which she will smuggle in her dog
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Yvonne Printemps
Au Clair de Lune
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
Castaway's Favourite
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Wotan puts Brünnhilde to sleep (from Die Walküre)
Soloist: Hans Hotter Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti
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Engelbert Humperdinck
The Miracle
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
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Robert Schumann
The two grenadiers (from Romances and Ballads II, Op. 49)
Soloist: Feodor Chaliapin
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Les Sylphides
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
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Enrique Granados
Andaluza (Dance No. 5) (from Danzas españolas)
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
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Noël Coward
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Book Choice
Volumes of her autobiography - Lady Diana Cooper
Luxury Choice
Bag of pillows, in which she will smuggle in her dog
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Lady Diana Cooper |
Broadcast
- Mon 24 Mar 196911:25BBC Radio 4
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