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Roy Plomley's castaway is cricket commentator John Arlott.

Luxury: Second-hand bookshop

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Fri 1 May 195318:20
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Music Played

  • Robert Irwin

    Lord Lovell

  • Crowd At Wales V Ireland Rugby Match, Swansea, 12 March 1949

    Land Of My Fathers

  • Greta Keller

    These Foolish Things

  • Benjamin Britten

    The foggy, foggy dew

    Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Bella figlia dell'amore (from Rigoletto)

    Soloist: Amelita Galli-Curci

  • Benjamin Britten

    Little Sir William

    Soloist: Peter Pears

  • King's College Chapel Choir

    In Dulci Jubilo

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 In A Major

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Luxury Choice

    • Second-hand bookshop

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestJohn Arlott

Broadcast

  • Fri 1 May 195318:20
    Home Service

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