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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Finch.

Book: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Luxury: Painting materials

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Mon 17 Dec 195613:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Marilyn Horne

    Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum

    • Carmen Jones.

  • Claude Debussy

    La cathédrale engloutie (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking

  • Ted Heath & His Music

    King's Cross Climax

    • Australian Suite.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Guido Cantelli

  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet

    All The Things You Are

    • Very Warm for May.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Quartet for Flute and Strings

    Orchestra: Oxford Ensemble

  • Muriel Smith

    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

  • Jules Massenet

    Death of Don Quixote (from Don Quixote)

    Soloist: Feodor Chaliapin

  • Book Choice

    • Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting materials

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestPeter Finch

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Dec 195613:10
    Home Service

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