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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Brian Rix.

Favourite track: Baubles, Bangles and Beads by Frank Sinatra
Book: The plays by George Bernard Shaw
Luxury: Tape recorder

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Mon 16 May 196013:10
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Music Played

  • The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    The Whistler and his Dog

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    String Quartet No 1 in D major - Andante Cantabile

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Tommy Watt and his Orchestra

    Sugar Mixture

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Frank Sinatra

      Baubles, Bangles and Beads

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    On a Slow Boat to China

  • The Count Basie Orchestra

    April in Paris

  • Billy May & His Orchestra

    Let's Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep

  • Nat King Cole

    The Party's Over

  • Book Choice

    • The plays - George Bernard Shaw

  • Luxury Choice

    • Tape recorder

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBrian Rix

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 May 196013:10
    Home Service

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