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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright and lyricist Hubert Gregg.

Favourite track: Love is a Game by Pat Kirkwood & Hubert Gregg
Book: History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Pink champagne

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Mon 4 Apr 196613:10
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Music Played

  • Layton & Johnstone

    Excuse Me, Lady

  • Allaline Terriss & Seymour Hicks

    Church Parade

  • Claude Debussy

    La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Bay

  • Ion Swinley

    Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard

  • Fats Waller and His Rhythm

    Truckin'

  • I'm Gonna Get Lit Up (When The Lights Go On In London)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Pat Kirkwood & Hubert Gregg

      Love is a Game

  • Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra

    Time Was

  • Book Choice

    • History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Sir Winston Churchill

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pink champagne

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestHubert Gregg

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Apr 196613:10
    Home Service

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