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Marjorie Proops

Roy Plomley's castaway is agony aunt Marjorie Proops.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 5 in E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Larousse Gastronomique
Luxury: Looking glass

30 minutes

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Mon 22 Apr 196313:40
Home Service

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Music Played

  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet

    Take the A Train

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Una furtiva lagrima (from L'Elisir d'amore)

    Soloist: Giuseppe di Stefano

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

  • Eddie Lund and his Tahitians

    Tau Mafatu

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major

    Soloist: Isaac Stern Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Dmitri Mitropoulos

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Kind of Girl

  • Reri Grist

    Somewhere

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major 'Emperor'

      Soloist: Solomon Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert Menges

  • Book Choice

    • Larousse Gastronomique

  • Luxury Choice

    • Looking glass

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestMarjorie Proops

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Apr 196313:40
    Home Service

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