Raymond Postgate
Roy Plomley's castaway is historian and food and wine expert Raymond Postgate.
Favourite track: Jerusalem by Blake/Parry
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Claret
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Music Played
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
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James Joyce
Anna Livia Plurabelle from Finnegans Wake
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Violet Loraine & George Robey
If You Were the Only Girl in the World
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Wilfred Owen
Greater Love from The Days of Wilfred Owen
Artist: Richard Burton
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Lucienne Boyer
Moi J' Crache Dans L'Eau
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Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus
Lullaby of Broadway
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T. S. Eliot
Sweeney Among the Nightingales
Castaway's Favourite
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Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Soloist: John McCormack
Book Choice
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
Luxury Choice
Claret
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Raymond Postgate |
Broadcast
- Mon 14 Oct 196812:25BBC Radio 4
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