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Anthony Asquith

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Anthony Asquith.

Luxury: Seaside pier with slot machines etc

35 minutes

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Thu 5 May 195518:30
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Piangea cantando (Willow song) (from Otello)

    Soloist: Nellie Melba

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'

    Soloist: Wilhelm Kempff

  • Violet Loraine & George Robey

    If You Were the Only Girl in the World

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lamento della ninfa

    Soloist: Marie-Blanch De Polignac

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor - Sanctus

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Society of the Friends of Music and Chorus

  • Johann Strauss II - Brüderlein und Schwesterlein (from Die Fledermaus)

    Soloist: Julius Patzak

  • Reg Grant

    Knock'd Em In The Old Kent Road

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major

    Soloist: William Pleeth

  • Luxury Choice

    • Seaside pier with slot machines etc

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAnthony Asquith

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 May 195518:30
    Home Service

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