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Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Ian Wallace.

Favourite track: I Wonder as I Wander by Salli Terri
Book: Short stories by W. Somerset Maugham
Luxury: Guitar

30 minutes

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Mon 20 Apr 196413:40
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Music Played

  • Wally Stott & His Orchestra

    Music Hall Burlesque

  • Francis Poulenc

    L'Embarquement pour Cythère

    Soloist: Vitya Vronsky, Victor Babin

  • Ezio Pinza

    Welcome Home

  • Michael Flanders and Donald Swann

    A Gnu

  • Kenneth McKellar

    Scotland the Brave

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Salli Terri

      I Wonder as I Wander

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Un segreto d'importanza (from La Cenerentola)

    Soloist: Ian Wallace, Sesto Bruscantini Orchestra: Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Short stories - W. Somerset Maugham

  • Luxury Choice

    • Guitar

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestIan Wallace

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Apr 196413:40
    Home Service

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