Fanny & Johnnie Cradock
Roy Plomley's castaways are food and wine experts Fanny & Johnnie Cradock.
Roy Plomley's castaways are food and wine experts Fanny & Johnnie Cradock.
Favourite track: Les Sylphides by Frédéric Chopin
Book: Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Typewriter, paper, golf clubs and balls
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Les Sylphides
Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Peter Maag
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César Franck
String Quartet in D major
Orchestra: Prague City Quartet
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Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance in C major, Op. 46/1
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Joseph Keilberth
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
Soloist: Walter Gieseking
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Concerto in C major
Soloist: Leon Goossens Orchestra: Sinfonia of London Conductor: Colin Davis
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
None but the lonely heart, Op. 6/6
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Andre Kostelanetz
Book Choice
, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury Choice
Typewriter, paper, golf clubs and balls
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Broadcast
- Mon 15 Oct 196213:10Home Service
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