
R C Sherriff
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright R C Sherriff.
Luxury: Scotch whisky
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Music Played
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Prelude In A Flat
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
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Boles John
It Happened in Monterey
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Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata Prelude to Act 1
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
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Eton College Musical Society
Eton Boating Song
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Enrique Granados
Goyescas
Orchestra: Boston Promenade Orchestra Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
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Giuseppe Verdi
Misere (from Il trovatore)
Soloist: Joan Cross, Webster Booth Orchestra: Sadlers Wells Chorus and Orchestra
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Orchestre symphonique de Paris
Valse Grise
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Richard Wagner - Magic Fire Music (from Die Walküre)
Soloist: Herbert Janssen Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
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Luxury Choice
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Scotch whisky
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | R C Sherriff |
Broadcast
- Tue 23 Aug 1955 13:10ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Service
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