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Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Billy Mayerl.

Luxury: Well-stocked bar

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Mon 21 Apr 195813:10
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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Mother Goose Suite

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Albert Ketèlbey

    Vanity Fair

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Song of the Nightingale

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Goossens

  • Roger Quilter

    A Children's Overture

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Frederick Harvey

    Sea Fever

  • Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra

    State Occasion

  • Darius Milhaud

    Sumare

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz, Arpad Sandor

  • Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis (Laughing Song)(from Die Fledermaus)

    Soloist: Sari Barabas Choir: Chorus of the Landestheater, Hanover Orchestra: Hamburg Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Schüchter

  • Luxury Choice

    • Well-stocked bar

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBilly Mayerl

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Apr 195813:10
    Home Service

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