Margaret Drabble
Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Margaret Drabble.
Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Typewriter and paper
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Music Played
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The Beatles
With A Little Help From My Friends
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion - Give, O give me back my Lord
Soloist: William Parsons Orchestra: Jacques Orchestra
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Lotte Lenya
Seeräuber Jenny
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Billie Holiday
Gloomy Sunday
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Claudio Monteverdi
Love Duet (from L'incoronazione di Poppea)
Soloist: Magda Laszlo, Richard Lewis Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Pritchard
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John Dowland
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Soloist: Richard Lewis, Jacqueline Bonneau
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Robert Rounseville
It Must Be So from Candide
Castaway's Favourite
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Orchestra: Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
Book Choice
A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
Luxury Choice
Typewriter and paper
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Margaret Drabble |
Broadcast
- Mon 6 May 196812:25Home Service
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