
Jill Balcon
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Jill Balcon.
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Music Played
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Dennis Cox
My Lagen Love
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps Overture
Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra
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Franz Schubert
Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major
Soloist: Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casa
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Jean Sablon
Sur le Pont D'Avignon
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 68: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
Soloist: Isobel Baillie, Anthony Pini
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Maurice Ravel
Jeux D'eau
Soloist: Eileen Joyce
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Giuseppe Verdi
Bella figlia dell'amore (from Rigoletto)
Soloist: Nellie Melba/Edna Thornton/John McCormack
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Jill Balcon |
Broadcast
- Sat 18 Aug 1945 20:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Service
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