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Richard Goolden

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Richard Goolden.

Favourite track: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? by Marlene Dietrich
Book: The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
Luxury: Cigars and a dinner jacket

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Mon 23 Jan 196713:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Terance Casey

    Father's Favourites

  • Gus Elen

    It's a Great Big Shame

  • Jumbo Military Band

    The Pink Lady - Selection

  • New Mayfair Orchestra

    Toad of Toad Hall

  • César Franck

    Symphonic Variations

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein Orchestra: Symphony of the Air

  • Georges Brassens

    Le Petit Cheval

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Marlene Dietrich

      Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

  • Harrow School Boys

    Forty Years On

  • Book Choice

    • The Essays of Elia - Charles Lamb

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cigars and a dinner jacket

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRichard Goolden

Broadcast

  • Mon 23 Jan 196713:10
    Home Service

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