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Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader and impresario Henry Hall.

Favourite track: What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Book: Manuals to learn foreign languages
Luxury: Magic lamp

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Mon 17 Jun 196812:25
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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Louis Armstrong

      What A Wonderful World

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Etude in G flat major, Op. 10/5

  • Topol

    If I Were a Rich Man

  • MGM Studio Orchestra

    Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)

  • Zizi Jeanmaire

    Dis Donc

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Caprice Viennois

  • Anne Rogers & Ian Carmichael

    Where are the Shows?

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

  • Book Choice

    • Manuals to learn foreign languages

  • Luxury Choice

    • Magic lamp

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestHenry Hall

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Jun 196812:25
    Home Service

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