Percy Edwards
Roy Plomley's castaway is bird and animal imitator Percy Edwards.
Luxury: Constable's painting of Willy Lott's cottage
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Paul Robeson
At Dawning
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Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson and Delilah)
Soloist: Marion Anderson
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Frederick Delius
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Unknown
Song Of A Woodlark
- Songs of British Birds No. 3.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Che farò senza Euridice (What is Life?) (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia On Greensleeves
Orchestra: Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult
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Denis Noble
I Travel The Road
Artist: Gerald Moore
Luxury Choice
Constable's painting of Willy Lott's cottage
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Percy Edwards |
Broadcast
- Mon 17 Jun 195713:10Home Service
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