
Herbert Wilcox
Roy Plomley's castaway is producer-director Herbert Wilcox.
Luxury: Toothbrush and toothpaste
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Music Played
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor 'Pathétique'
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Stuart Robertson
The Road to the Isles
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George Frideric Handel
Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society
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Kathleen Ferrier
Blow the Wind Southerly
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Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Giacomo Puccini
O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème)
Soloist: Beniamino Gigli
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Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Vanessa Lee
Someday My Heart Will Awake (from Kings Rhapsody)
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Luxury Choice
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Toothbrush and toothpaste
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Herbert Wilcox |
Broadcast
- Tue 30 Aug 1955 13:10ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Service
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