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Erich Segal

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Erich Segal.

Favourite track: A Fifth Of Beethoven by Walter Murphy Band
Book: The Odyssey by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr
Luxury: Stop watch

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Apr 1980 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Walter Murphy

      A Fifth Of Beethoven

  • Tom Lehrer

    Fight Fiercely, Harvard

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Summer (from The Four Seasons)

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman.

  • Darius Milhaud

    Le boeuf sur le yoit

  • Charles Aznavour

    Our Love My Love

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major

  • Max Bruch

    Kol Nidrei

  • John Gay

    Fill Every Glass (The Beggar's Opera)

  • Book Choice

    • The Odyssey - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr

  • Luxury Choice

    • Stop watch

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Erich Segal

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Apr 1980 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 25 Apr 1980 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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