Antonia Ridge
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Antonia Ridge.
Favourite track: Panis Angelicus by César Franck
Book: Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Luxury: Unbreakable spectacles
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Music Played
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Dutch Barrel Organ
Bourrasque
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Charles Gounod
Ah! je ris (Jewel Song) (from Faust)
Soloist: Victoria de los Angeles Orchestra: Paris Opera Orchestra Conductor: André Cluytens
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli
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Réda Caire
Ma Normandie
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Jules Massenet
Élégie
Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Carmen Dragon
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The Obernkirchen Children's Choir
The Happy Wanderer
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Flight of the bumble-bee (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: George Weldon
Castaway's Favourite
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César Franck
Panis Angelicus
Soloist: Brychan Powell
Book Choice
Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Luxury Choice
Unbreakable spectacles
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Antonia Ridge |
Broadcast
- Mon 25 Jan 196013:10Home Service
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