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Roy Plomley's castaway is critic Spike Hughes.

Luxury: Wine

40 minutes

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Tue 22 Jan 195218:20
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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quintet No. 4 in G minor

    Soloist: Alfred Hobday Orchestra: Pro Arte Quartet

  • Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Spike Hughes and his Orchestra

    Elegy

  • Dinah Shore

    You'd be So Nice to Come Home To

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)

    Soloist: Enrico Caruso

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Drop Me Off at Harlem

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piece En Forme de Habanera

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 5 In C Minor

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wine

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSpike Hughes

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Jan 195218:20
    Home Service

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