Captain John Ridgway & Sargeant Chay Blyth
Roy Plomley's castaways are rowers John Ridgway & Chay Blyth.
Favourite track: Sinfonia Antarctica by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Book: Dictionary and Anthology of poetry
Luxury: Shaving kit and a leather armchair
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Nuns' Chorus (from Casanova)
Soloist: Anni Frind
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'
Soloist: John Gielgud Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Conductor: Adrian Boult
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The Sound of Music Overture and Preludium
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Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser (Overture)
Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Marek Janowski.Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Andy Stewart
The Road and the Miles to Dundee
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Antonín Dvořák
Letter Home (from Summer Song)
Soloist: Lawrence Naismith
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
Orchestra: University of Minnesota Brass Band, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati
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Glasgow Orpheus Choir
The Twenty-Third Psalm
Book Choice
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Luxury Choice
Shaving kit and a leather armchair
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Broadcast
- Mon 5 Dec 196613:10Home Service
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