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Herbert Wilcox

Roy Plomley's castaway is producer-director Herbert Wilcox.

Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Aug 1955 13:10

Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 6 in B minor 'Pathétique'

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Stuart Robertson

    The Road to the Isles

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society

  • Kathleen Ferrier

    Blow the Wind Southerly

  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème)

    Soloist: Beniamino Gigli

  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 in G major

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

  • Vanessa Lee

    Someday My Heart Will Awake (from Kings Rhapsody)

  • Luxury Choice

    • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Herbert Wilcox

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Aug 1955 13:10

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