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Melvyn Bragg

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg.

Favourite track: Pa Pa Pa... by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Champagne

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Aug 1976 12:25

Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

  • Kathleen Ferrier & Frederick Stone

    Go Not, Happy Day

  • Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Big Bill Broonzy

    Black, Brown and White

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les adieux'

    Soloist: Daniel Barenboim

  • King's College Chapel Choir

    The Twenty-Third Psalm

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena (from The Magic Flute)

      Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karl Böhm

  • Book Choice

    • Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Champagne

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Melvyn Bragg

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Aug 1976 19:00
  • Mon 9 Aug 1976 12:25

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