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Rt Hon Lord Denning

Roy Plomley's castaway is Master of the Rolls The Rt Hon Lord Alfred Denning.

Favourite track: Fantasia On Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave
Luxury: Indian tea

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 May 1980 09:05
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Fantasia On Greensleeves

  • Royal Marines Band, Portsmouth

    Colonel Bogey

  • Worcester Cathedral Choir

    He Who Would Valiant Be

  • Valerie Hobson

    I Whistle A Happy Tune

  • Webster Booth & Fred Hartley's Quintet

    Roses Of Picardy

  • Robert Shaw Chorale

    Battle Hymn Of The Republic

  • Arthur Sullivan

    When I, good friends, was called to the bar (from Trial by Jury)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major 'Land of Hope and Glory'

  • Book Choice

    • The Golden Treasury - Francis Palgrave

  • Luxury Choice

    • Indian tea

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Rt Hon Lord Denning

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 May 1980 18:15
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
  • Fri 23 May 1980 09:05
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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