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Lauren Bacall

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lauren Bacall.

Favourite track: My Mistress' Eyes (Sonnet 130) by William Shakespeare
Book: Collected Short Stories by John Cheever
Luxury: Sun tan lotion

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40 minutes

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Christmas Eve 1984 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Isn't It A Pity (from Pardon My English)

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor

    Soloist: Sergei Rachmaninov Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • William Shakespeare

      My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet No. 130)

      Artist: John Gielgud

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Etude In A Flat

    Soloist: Vladimir Horowitz

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Soloist: Isaac Stern Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

  • Noel Coward & Gertrude Lawrence

    Has Anybody Seen Our Ship

  • Nat King Cole

    When The World Was Young

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème)

    Soloist: Placido Domingo, Monserrat Caballe Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Book Choice

    • Collected Short Stories - John Cheever

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sun tan lotion

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Lauren Bacall

Broadcasts

  • Sat 3 Mar 1979 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 6 Mar 1979 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Christmas Eve 1984 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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