Hermione Baddeley
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Hermione Baddeley.
Favourite track: The Marriage Of Figaro - Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Painting by Renoir
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Music Played
Castaway's Favourite
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro Overture
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Bing Crosby - June in January
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Johannes Brahms/Lovett-Smith
Cradle Song , Op. 49/4
Orchestra: Boston Promenade Orchestra Conductor: Kurt Fiedler
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Ella Fitzgerald
I Get a Kick Out of You
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Soloist: Leonard Pennario Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
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Mel Tormé
The Four Winds and the Seven Seas
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
Soloist: Walter Gieseking Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Book Choice
The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
Luxury Choice
Painting by Renoir
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Hermione Baddeley |
Broadcast
- Mon 6 Jul 195913:10Home Service
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