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William Connor

Roy Plomley's castaway is newspaper columnist William Connor.

Favourite track: I Quatro Rusteghi (Act 2 Intermezzo) by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Pair of braces and a hot-water system

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Mon 30 Aug 196513:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Edward MacDowell

    To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches Opus 51

  • Henry Litolff

    Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor - 2nd movement (Scherzo)

  • Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band

    Stardust

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Harpsichord Sonata in D minor

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Is life a boon? (from The Yeoman of the Guard)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Fats Waller

    Honeysuckle Rose

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari

      I Quatro Rusteghi (Act 2 Intermezzo)

  • Book Choice

    • The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

  • Luxury Choice

    • Pair of braces and a hot-water system

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestWilliam Connor

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Aug 196513:10
    Home Service

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