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Radio 4,24 Nov 1979,40 mins

Peter Shaffer

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Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Peter Shaffer. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Claude Monet, Dawn on the Seine

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
    Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
    George Frideric Handel
  3. 2.
    Symphony No. 53 in D major 'Imperial'
    Symphony No. 53 in D major 'Imperial'
    Joseph Haydn
  4. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major
    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart