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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Mary Ellis.

Luxury: Eau de Cologne

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Fri 17 Sep 195418:20
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Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 8 in G major

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Una furtiva lagrima (from L'Elisir d'amore)

    Soloist: Enrico Caruso

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A Minor

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra

  • Richard Strauss

    Der Rosenkavalier Prelude

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Swan Of Tuonela

    Orchestra: Leopold Stokowski and his Sibelius Orchestra

  • Geraldine Farrar

    Au Clair De La Lune

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Luxury Choice

    • Eau de Cologne

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestMary Ellis

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Sep 195418:20
    Home Service

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