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Beverley Nichols

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Beverley Nichols.

Luxury: Easel and oil painting equipment

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Mon 21 Nov 195513:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Jeanne Demessieux

    Fantasie in A

  • Nellie Melba

    Depuis Le Jour

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Der Hölle Rache (from The Magic Flute)

    Soloist: Foster Jenkins, Cosme Mcmoon

  • François Couperin

    Les Ondes

    Soloist: Ruggero Gerlin

  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto in B minor

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Frédéric Chopin - Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

  • Frederick Delius

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden (from A Village Romeo and Juliet)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Performer: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • Easel and oil painting equipment

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBeverley Nichols

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Nov 195513:10
    Home Service

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