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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer P D James.

Favourite track: St Matthew Passion (First Chorus) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot
Luxury: Claret

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40 minutes

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Fri 26 Nov 1982 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Gabriel FaurΓ©

    Agnus Dei (from Requiem)

    Choir: King's College Chapel Choir Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: David Willcocks

  • John Dowland

    Come Again Sweet Love

    Soloist: Janet Baker, Gerald Moore

  • Oscar Wilde

    Lady Bracknell Interviews John Worthing (from The Importance Of Being Earnest)

    Artist: Edith Evans, John Gielgud

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream Of Gerontius

    Choir: Philharmonia Chorus Orchestra: HallΓ© Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • NoΓ«l Coward

    Mad Dogs and Englishmen

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      St Matthew Passion - Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Charles Dibdin

    Tom Bowling

    Soloist: Robert Tear, Andre Previn

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trumpet Concerto in D major

    Soloist: John Wilbraham Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner

  • Book Choice

    • Middlemarch - George Eliot

  • Luxury Choice

    • Claret

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest PD James

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Nov 1982 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 26 Nov 1982 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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