Kenneth Connor
4 Extra Debut. From Jimmy Durante to the Royal Yacht Band. Carry On film star Kenneth Connor shares his choices with Roy Plomley. From 1964.
Stage, film, TV and radio actor Kenneth Connor is castaway by Roy Plomley.
He discusses his home and working life, explaining how he came to train as an actor - as well as the variety of performing in repertory theatre, concert parties and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ radio.
By this point, Kenneth was about to film βCarry on Cleoβ at Pinewood Studios. He went on to make 17 Carry on films altogether.
Kenneth died aged 75 in 1993.
DISC ONE: I Love You, Samantha β Bing Crosby
DISC TWO: Quandos os Sinos Dobram - Augusto Camacho
DISC THREE: Little Bit This, Little Bit That - Jimmy Durante
DISC FOUR: Down South - The Banjo Kings
DISC FIVE: East of the Sun - Frank Sinatra
DISC SIX: Ludwig van Beethovenβs Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 βMoonlightβ -
Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch
DISC SEVEN: FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopinβs Nocturne (from Les Sylphides) - Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor: Roger DΓ©sormiΓ¨re
DISC EIGHT: A Life on the Ocean Wave - Royal Yacht Band
BOOK CHOICE: Margin Released - J B Priestley
LUXURY CHOICE: Guitar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Little Bit This, Little Bit That - Jimmy Durante
Roy Plomley was the creator of the programme's format and its first presenter.
Producer: Monica Chapman
First broadcast on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Service in June 1964.
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