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Harold Abrahams

Roy Plomley's castaway is Olympian Harold Abrahams.

Favourite track: The Yeoman of the Guard (Overture) by Gilbert & Sullivan
Book: Book of Quotations by Burton Egbert Stevenson
Luxury: Microfilm of Bell's Life

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Mon 13 Jul 195913:10
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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Arthur Sullivan

      Gilbert & Sullivan - The Yeoman of the Guard Overture

      Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Swan of Tuonela

  • Deanna Durbin

    It's Raining Sunbeams

  • William Shakespeare

    Hamlet Act 3, Scene 4

  • Lois Marshall

    An Eriskay Love Lilt

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Evening Prayer (from Hansel and Gretel)

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'

  • Stanley Holloway

    With a Little Bit of Luck

  • Book Choice

    • Book of Quotations - Burton Egbert Stevenson

  • Luxury Choice

    • Microfilm of Bell's Life

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestHarold Abrahams

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Jul 195913:10
    Home Service

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