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Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and broadcaster Steve Race.

Book: The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
Luxury: Chess set

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Mon 2 Nov 195913:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Jules Massenet

    Élégie

    Soloist: Art Tatum

  • Edward Elgar

    Cockaigne Overture

    Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    But Not for Me

  • Manuel de Falla

    El Amor Brujo

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Ataúlfo Argenta

  • Mel Tormé

    California Suite Part 1

  • Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Victor Young and His Orchestra

    Sky Symphony

  • Westminster Cathedral Choir

    The Twenty-Third Psalm

  • Book Choice

    • The House at Pooh Corner - A.A. Milne

  • Luxury Choice

    • Chess set

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSteve Race

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Nov 195913:10
    Home Service

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