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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Dirk Bogarde.

Favourite track: Symphony No 5 in C Minor (Opus 67) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss
Luxury: Conversation Piece by John Singer Sargent - a painting of the Sitwells

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Mon 28 Sep 196413:40
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Franz Liszt

    Consolation No. 3 in D flat major

    Soloist: Jorge Bolet

  • Oscar Straus

    C'est la saison d'amour (from The Three Waltzes)

    Soloist: Yvonne Printemps

  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Concerto No 1 in E Flat / Hungarian Fantasy

    Soloist: Jorge Bolet Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Morris Stoloff

  • Judy Garland & the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra

    The Worst Kind of Man

  • Franz Lehár

    Vilja (from The Merry Widow)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Lovro von Mata?i?

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 5 in C minor

      Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Carol Channing

    Hello Dolly

  • Rex Harrison

    I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face from My Fair Lady

  • Book Choice

    • The Swiss Family Robinson - Johann Wyss

  • Luxury Choice

    • Conversation Piece by John Singer Sargent - a painting of the Sitwells

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDirk Bogarde

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Sep 196413:40
    Home Service

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