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Sybil Thorndike

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sybil Thorndike.

Luxury: Blue vase

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Tue 15 Jan 195218:20
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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D major

    Orchestra: Boyd Neel String Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

    Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.

    Soloist: Albert Schweitzer

  • Frederick Delius

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • César Franck

    Symphonic Variations

    Soloist: Alfred Cortort Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Landon Ronald

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia in C minor

    Soloist: Edwin Fischer

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer'

    Soloist: Hephzibah, Yehudi Menuhin

  • William Shakespeare

    Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day? (Sonnet 18)

    Artist: John Gielgud

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    L'amerò, sarò costante (from Il re pastore)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • Blue vase

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSybil Thorndike

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Jan 195218:20
    Home Service

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