Richard Dimbleby
Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist and broadcaster Richard Dimbleby.
Luxury: Piano
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Richard Dimbleby
Duration: 05:45
Music Played
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Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (from Die Walküre)
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.Soloist: Albert Schweitzer
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Brendan O’Dowda
The Little Irish Girl
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
Soloist: Pablo Casals, Nikolai Mednikoff
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune 'All people that on earth do dwell'
From the Coronation Service of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Phil Harris and His Orchestra
Woodman, Spare that Tree
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Galliard of the Sons of Morning (from Job)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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William Walton
Coronation March: Crown Imperial
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: William Walton
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Piano
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Dimbleby |
Broadcast
- Mon 13 Oct 195813:10Home Service
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