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Stewart Granger

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Stewart Granger.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Collected works by Ernest Hemingway
Luxury: Gold statuette of Sir Winston Churchill

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 May 1981 09:05
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein Orchestra: Bostony Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • Π€Ρ‘Π΄ΠΎΡ€ Шаляпин

    Glory To Thee Oh Lord (from Twofold Litany)

  • Leo Litwin

    Cornish Rhapsody

  • NiccolΓ² Paganini

    Violin Concerto No 1 in D

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Alberto Erede

  • The Beatles

    Yesterday

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major 'Emperor'

      Soloist: Artur Rubinstein Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

  • Les Trois Cloches

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Way

  • Book Choice

    • Collected works - Ernest Hemingway

  • Luxury Choice

    • Gold statuette of Sir Winston Churchill

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Stewart Granger

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 Apr 1981 18:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 1 May 1981 09:05
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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