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Roy Plomley's castaway is harmonica player Tommy Reilly.

Favourite track: A Tree in the Meadow by Dorothy Squires
Book: Pictures of the English countryside
Luxury: Harmonica

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Mon 2 Oct 196113:10
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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A major 'Italian'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Guido Cantelli

  • Maurice Larcange

    Soiree Romantique

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Schön Rosmarin

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Dorothy Squires

      A Tree in the Meadow

  • Mickey Katz

    The Wedding Dance

  • Shirley Bassey

    You'll Never Know

  • William Kroll

    Banjo and Fiddle

    Performers: Jascha Heifetz & Emanuel Bay

  • Richard Strauss

    Ist ein Traum (Act 3 Duet Finale) from Der Rosenkavalier)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Robert Heger

  • Book Choice

    • Pictures of the English countryside

  • Luxury Choice

    • Harmonica

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestTommy Reilly

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Oct 196113:10
    Home Service

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