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Roy Plomley's castaway is Olympian Arthur Wint.

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Fri 22 May 195318:20
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Music Played

  • The Jamaican Calypsonians

    Names Of Funny Places

    Artist: Hubert Porter

  • Manuel de Falla

    Danse Espagnole

    Soloist: Jascha Haifetz, Emanuel Bay

  • Paul Robeson

    Ma Curly-Headed Baby

  • Glenn Miller

    In The Mood

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Szell

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson and Delilah)

    Orchestra: Marion Anderson Orchestra Conductor: Collingwood

  • Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy - Indian Love Call

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society Orchestra: Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestArthur Wint

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 May 195318:20
    Home Service

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