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Sara Leighton

Roy Plomley's castaway is painter Sara Leighton.

Favourite track: Out of This World by Sammy Davis Jnr
Book: Poetry by T S Eliot
Luxury: Michelangelo's Pieta

35 minutes

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Mon 28 Mar 196613:10
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Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Soloist: Henryk Szeryng Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Barbra Streisand

    I'll Tell the Man in the Street

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Igor Stravinsky

  • Marilynn Lovell

    Ribbons Down My Back

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 1 in C minor

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Sammy Davis Jr.

      Out of This World

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite - 2nd movement

    Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Anthony Bernard

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D major

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Book Choice

    • Poetry - T S Eliot

  • Luxury Choice

    • Michelangelo's Pieta

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSara Leighton

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Mar 196613:10
    Home Service

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