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Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

Roy Plomley's castaway is Senior Director of Music Lieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger.

Favourite track: Suite No 3 in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Anthology of modern British poetry
Luxury: Chess set

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Mon 18 Nov 196812:25
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hear My Prayer

    Soloist: Ernest Lough, George Thalben-Bell Choir: Temple Church Choir

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major

      Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra Conductor: Karl Richter

  • Hubert Parry

    I Was Glad

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 3 in F major

    Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch

  • Edward Elgar

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

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Classical'

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • The Band of the Irish Guards

    Jigger's Corn

  • The Band of the Irish Guards

    Michelle

  • Book Choice

    • Anthology of modern British poetry

  • Luxury Choice

    • Chess set

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestLieutenant Colonel C H Jaeger

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Nov 196812:25
    BBC Radio 4

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