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Rt Hon. Denis Healey

Roy Plomley's castaway is Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey.

Favourite track: Soave Sia Il Vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Poetry by W B Yeats
Luxury: Oil painting equipment

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40 minutes

Last on

Tue 29 Aug 1978 12:20
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Sir John Betjeman

    A Shropshire Lad

  • George Malcolm

    Bach Goes To Town

  • Tino Rossi

    Catari! Catari!

  • George Frideric Handel

    I know that my Redeemer liveth (from Messiah)

    Soloist: Heather Harper Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Netania Davrath

    Bailero

  • Kurt Weill

    Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Threepenny Opera Suite)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Soave sia il vento (from Cosi fan tutte)

      Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major 'Emperor'

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Frederick Stock

  • Book Choice

    • Poetry - W B Yeats

  • Luxury Choice

    • Oil painting equipment

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Lord Denis Healey

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 Aug 1978 18:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 29 Aug 1978 12:20
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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