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Peter Ustinov

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Peter Ustinov.

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Wed 7 Mar 195118:30
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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Di Stefano

    A La Barcillunisa

  • Jennie Tourel

    O Mon Cher Amant Je Te Jure (from La Perichole)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Bachianas brasileiras No. 5

    Soloist: Bidu Sayao

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet No. 13 in A minor

    Orchestra: Philharmonia String Quartet

  • Leos Janáček

    Co chvila (from Jenufa)

    Soloist: Marie Podvalova

  • Leos Janáček

    Sinfonietta

    Orchestra: Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

  • Choir of the Russian Church of the Metropolitan of Paris

    Priere De Saint-Simon

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestPeter Ustinov

Broadcast

  • Wed 7 Mar 195118:30
    Home Service

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