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Radio 4,01 May 1976,30 mins

Sir William Gladstone

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Roy Plomley's castaway is chief scout Sir William Gladstone. Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Luxury: Chinese temple at Virginia Water (JB Pine)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    March (from Scipio)
    March (from Scipio)
    George Frideric Handel
  4. 3.
    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart