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Roy Plomley's castaway is dancer and skater Belita.

Luxury: Encyclopaedia

40 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Jan 1953 18:20

Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Soloist: Oscar Levant Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra

  • Bob Hope & Shirley Ross - When We're Alone

  • William Shakespeare

    Now I am alone. O, what a rogue (from Hamlet)

    Artist: John Barrymore

  • Noël Coward

    I'll See You Again

    Orchestra: André Kostelanetz Orchestra

  • Peter Ustinov & Anthony Hopkins

    Mock Mozart

  • Wally Fryer and his Perfect Tempo Orchestra

    You Belong To Me

  • Jean Racine

    ±Ê³óè»å°ù±ð

    Artist: Sarah Bernhardt

  • Elliot Lewis

    Manhattan Tower

    Artist: Beverly Mahr, Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra

  • Luxury Choice

    • Encyclopaedia

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Belita

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Jan 1953 18:20

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