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Mary O'Hara

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Mary O'Hara.

Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien
Luxury: Tennis practice equipment

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Feb 1981 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • RTΓ‰ National Symphony Orchestra

    Caithreim

  • Joan Baez

    All My Trials

  • Henry Purcell

    Sound the trumpet (from Birthday Ode 'Come ye sons of art away')

    Soloist: Alfred Deller, John Whitworth

  • Carl Orff

    In trutina (from Carmina Burana)

    Soloist: Gundula Janowitz Orchestra: Choir and Orchestra Of Deutsche Oper, Berlin

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

      Soloist: Igor & David Oistrakh Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Goossens

  • Dan Hill

    Sometimes When We Touch

  • George Frideric Handel

    Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4/6

    Soloist: Osain Ellis Orchestra: Philharmusica Of London

  • Gustav Mahler

    Der Abschied (from Das Lied von der Erde)

    Soloist: Janet Baker Orchestra: Amsterdam Concertgebouw

  • Book Choice

    • The Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien

  • Luxury Choice

    • Tennis practice equipment

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Mary O’Hara

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Feb 1981 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 13 Feb 1981 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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