R F Delderfield
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright and novelist R F Delderfield.
Favourite track: Tales from the Vienna Woods by Johann Strauss II
Book: The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
Luxury: Typewriter and paper
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Music Played
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The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
Missouri Waltz
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Sinfonia of London
Tara's Theme (from Gone With The Wind)
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Marek Weber und sein Orchester
The Student Prince
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Musique de la Garde Republicaine
La Marseillaise
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Robert Schumann
The Merry Peasant (from Album for the Young)
Soloist: Maureen Tomlin
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Harrow School Boys
Forty Years On
Castaway's Favourite
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Tales from the Vienna Woods
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Richard Wagner
Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walküre)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Book Choice
The French Revolution - Thomas Carlyle
Luxury Choice
Typewriter and paper
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | R F Delderfield |
Broadcast
- Mon 3 Sep 196213:10Home Service
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