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Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Roy Hudd.

Favourite track: Sound an Alarm from Judas Maccabaeus by George Frideric Handel
Book: How to be a Comedian by Lupino Lane
Luxury: Snowglobe

35 minutes

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Mon 3 Jul 196713:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • T'ain't No Sin

  • Kenneth McKellar

    Afton Water

  • Maggie Teyte

    Your King and Country Want You

  • P.J. Proby

    Somewhere

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • George Frideric Handel

      Sound an alarm! (from Judas Maccabaeus)

      Soloist: John Heddle Nash Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite

  • Jack Elliott

    Rambling Blues

  • Die Fledermaus Overture

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Max Miller

    The Girls I Like

  • Book Choice

    • How to be a Comedian - Lupino Lane

  • Luxury Choice

    • Snowglobe

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRoy Hudd

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Jul 196713:10
    Home Service

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