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Roy Plomley's castaway is singer and actor John Hanson.

Favourite track: Come Back to Sorrento by Roger Wagner Chorale
Book: Manual of orchestration
Luxury: Piano, music manuscript paper and a pencil

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Mon 6 Dec 196513:10
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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    O, for the wings of a dove (from Hear My Prayer)

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Iolanthe Overture

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Celeste Aida (from Aida)

  • Dinah Shore

    They Didn't Believe Me

  • Paul Robeson

    Mighty Like A Rose

  • Mantovani and his Orchestra

    September in the Rain

  • Giorgio Tozzi

    One Alone from The Desert Song

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • The Roger Wagner Chorale

      Come Back to Sorrento

  • Book Choice

    • Manual of orchestration

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano, music manuscript paper and a pencil

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestJohn Hanson

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Dec 196513:10
    Home Service

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