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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright R C Sherriff.

Luxury: Scotch whisky

30 minutes

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Tue 23 Aug 195513:10
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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude In A Flat

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra

  • Boles John

    It Happened in Monterey

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La traviata Prelude to Act 1

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Eton College Musical Society

    Eton Boating Song

  • Enrique Granados

    Goyescas

    Orchestra: Boston Promenade Orchestra Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Misere (from Il trovatore)

    Soloist: Joan Cross, Webster Booth Orchestra: Sadlers Wells Chorus and Orchestra

  • Orchestre symphonique de Paris

    Valse Grise

  • Richard Wagner - Magic Fire Music (from Die Walküre)

    Soloist: Herbert Janssen Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • Scotch whisky

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestR C Sherriff

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 Aug 195513:10
    Home Service

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