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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Vanessa Lee.

Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Clock

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Mon 19 Mar 195613:10
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Music Played

  • Philip Green & His Mayfair Orchestra

    Tenderly

  • Eartha Kitt

    Bal, Petit Bal

  • Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66

    Soloist: Nikita Magaloff

  • Franz Lehár

    Vilja (from The Merry Widow)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Ackermann

  • Frank Cordell and his Orchestra

    Mon Pays

  • Alexander Borodin/Sargent

    Nocturne for String Orchestra

    Orchestra: Philharmonia String Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Charles Gounod

    O Dieu! que de bijoux (from Faust)

    Artist: Victoria De Los Angeles

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia Britannica

  • Luxury Choice

    • Clock

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestVanessa Lee

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Mar 195613:10
    Home Service

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