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Nigel Balchin

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Nigel Balchin.

Luxury: Figure of an urchin

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Fri 29 Oct 195418:20
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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    With verdure clad (from The Creation)

    Soloist: Isobel Baillie Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra

  • Georges Jouatte Orchestra

    Sanctus

  • Enrico Caruso

    The Lost Chord

  • Johann Sebastian Bach/Bantock

    Sleepers Awake

    Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Orchestra

  • Henry Purcell

    When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) (from Dido and Aeneas)

    Orchestra: Mermaid Theatre Orchestra

  • William Shakespeare

    Richard II Excerpt

    Artist: Robert Harris

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major 'Jupiter'

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Monique Haas

    Les Barricades Mysterieuses

  • Luxury Choice

    • Figure of an urchin

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestNigel Balchin

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Oct 195418:20
    Home Service

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