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Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald

Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.

Book: The collected works by Jane Austen
Luxury: Tobacco

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 8 Jun 195913:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Pipes and Drums of HM 2nd Battalion Scots Guards

    Wi' a Hundred Pipers

  • Wildlife Recording

    Dawn Chorus

  • The Fron Male Voice Choir

    Land of My Fathers

  • Owen Brannigan & Gerald Moore

    Leanin'

  • Marenghi Fairground Organ

    Betty Co-ed (March)

  • Chief Petty Officer Bill McDermaid

    The Foggy, Foggy Dew

  • William Walton

    St Crispin's Day speech (from Henry V)

    Soloist: Laurence Olivier Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: William Walton

  • King's College Chapel Choir

    O Come All Ye Faithful

  • Book Choice

    • The collected works - Jane Austen

  • Luxury Choice

    • Tobacco

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBrian Vesey-Fitzgerald

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Jun 195913:10
    Home Service

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