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Donald Campbell

Roy Plomley's castaway is car and motorboat racer Donald Campbell.

Luxury: Cigarettes

30 minutes

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Mon 12 Nov 195613:10
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Music Played

  • Glenn Miller

    In The Mood

  • Beniamino Gigli

    Funiculi, Funicula

  • Harry Davidson and his Orchestra

    Serenata

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Vedi! le fosche (Anvil Chorus) (from Il trovatore)

    Choir: Chorus Of The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra: Orchestre Du Grand Theatre De Geneve Conductor: Alberto Erede

  • The Pipes and Drums, 1st Battalion Scots Guards

    Cock o' the North

  • Doris Day

    Tea For Two

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Largo al factotum (from The Barber of Seville)

    Soloist: Tito Gobbi

  • Lucienne Boyer

    Mon Coeur Est Un Violon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cigarettes

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDonald Campbell

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Nov 195613:10
    Home Service

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