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Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bill Johnson.

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Wed 27 Jun 195118:20
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Music Played

  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia On Greensleeves

    Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Giacomo Puccini

    E Lucevan Le Stelle (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Giuseppe Di Stefano

  • Claude Debussy

    La cathédrale engloutie (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Solomon

  • Bing Crosby - The Last Round Up

  • Albert Ketèlbey

    Souvenir De Vienne

  • Bill Johnson

    Where is the Life That Late I Led?

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Eri tu che macchiavi (from Un ballo in maschera)

    Soloist: Giovanni Inghilleri Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Alberto Erede

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBill Johnson

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  • Wed 27 Jun 195118:20
    Home Service

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