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Countess Elizabeth Longford

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Countess Elizabeth Longford.

Favourite track: Air (from Water Music Suite) by Handel/Harty
Book: Utopia by Thomas Moore
Luxury: Tapestry making kit

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40 minutes

Last on

Tue 14 Aug 1979 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Alfred Deller

    The Cries Of London

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Willi Boskovsky

  • Socialist Singers

    England Arise

    Artist: Glasgow Young Communist League Choir

  • Susan Longfield & Jennifer Partridge

    Prince Albert, Der Ungeliebte

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Wellington's Victory

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • George Frideric Handel/Harty

      Water Music - Air

      Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: George Weldon

  • Gerard Manley Hopkins

    Starlight Night

    Soloist: Margaret Rawlings

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (from The Magic Flute)

    Soloist: Dennis Noble Orchestra: HallΓ© Orchestra Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite

  • Book Choice

    • Utopia - Thomas Moore

  • Luxury Choice

    • Tapestry making kit

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Countess Elizabeth Longford

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Aug 1979 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 14 Aug 1979 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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