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Freddie Jones

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Freddie Jones.

Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Liebig condenser for distilling gin

40 minutes

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Fri 13 Jun 1980 09:05
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Soloist: Gervase de Peyer, Andre Previn Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Claude Debussy

    La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Leslie β€œHutch” Hutchinson

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Wasps Overture

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 4 In E Minor

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Die Meistersinger von NΓΌrnberg Overture

    Orchestra: HallΓ© Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Make Believe

  • Book Choice

    • The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

  • Luxury Choice

    • Liebig condenser for distilling gin

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Freddie Jones

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Jun 1980 18:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 13 Jun 1980 09:05
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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