Alan Melville
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Alan Melville.
Luxury: Tennis practice wall, rackets and balls
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Music Played
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Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville Overture
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
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Vanessa Lee
On Such A Night As This
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Édouard Lalo
Symphonie espagnole
Sololist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
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Harry Warren
My one and only highland fling (from The Barkleys of Broadway)
Soloist: Jo Stafford, Gordon Macrae
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Victor Borge
Comedy In Music Vol 1
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Giacomo Puccini
Che gelida manina (Your tiny hand is frozen) (from La Bohème)
Soloist: Jussi Bjoerling
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Muriel Smith
All On Account Of A Guy
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria
Soloist: Joan Hammond
Luxury Choice
Tennis practice wall, rackets and balls
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Alan Melville |
Broadcast
- Mon 18 Mar 195713:10Home Service
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