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Julian Herbage

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Julian Herbage.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto in E Flat Major by John Ireland
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Aladdin's lamp

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Mon 17 May 196513:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Iolanthe

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Claude Debussy

    String Quartet in G minor

  • Die Fledermaus Overture

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • John Ireland

      Piano Concerto in E Flat Major

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor

  • Shakespeare/Arne

    Where the bee sucks (from The Tempest)

  • España

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia

  • Luxury Choice

    • Aladdin's lamp

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestJulian Herbage

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 May 196513:10
    Home Service

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