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Robert Beatty

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Robert Beatty.

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Tue 20 May 195218:20
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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch

  • Johann Strauss II - Voices of Spring Waltz

    Soloist: Erna Sack Orchestra: Orchestra of the Berlin Opera

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Swan Of Tuonela

    Orchestra: The Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Barbara Mullen & Gerald Moore

    Eileen Oge

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem Mass

    Soloist: Ebe Stignani

  • Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

    The Funny Old Hills

  • Percy Faith

    Sleigh Ride

  • Henry Wood

    Fantasia on British Sea Songs

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRobert Beatty

Broadcast

  • Tue 20 May 195218:20
    Home Service

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