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Sir John Rothenstein

Roy Plomley's castaway is art historian Sir John Rothenstein.

Favourite track: Symphony No 6 in F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Works by Dante Alighieri
Luxury: Hot-water system

35 minutes

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Mon 1 Nov 196513:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • The Naughty Nineties Singers

    A Bird in a Gilded Cage

  • John Langstaff

    Nottamun Town

  • Westminster Cathedral Choir

    Tenebrae Factae Sunt (Responsories for Tenebrae - Good Friday)

  • Honky Tonk Train Blues

  • Choir of the Russian Church of the Metropolitan of Paris

    The Creed

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'

      Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Pipes and Drums of HM 2nd Battalion Scots Guards

    The Flowers of the Forest

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Book Choice

    • Works - Dante Alighieri

  • Luxury Choice

    • Hot-water system

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSir John Rothenstein

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Nov 196513:10
    Home Service

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