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Roy Plomley's castaway is world speedway champion Barry Briggs.

Favourite track: You Oughta be in Pictures by Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Surfboard

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Mon 13 Mar 196713:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Esther Phillips

    And I Love Him

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield

      You Oughta be in Pictures

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Manhattan

  • Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band

    In The Mood

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers in the Night

  • MGM Studio Orchestra

    Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)

  • Muana Loa Islanders

    Now is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia

  • Luxury Choice

    • Surfboard

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBarry Briggs

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Mar 196713:10
    Home Service

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