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Richard Walker

Roy Plomley's castaway is angler Richard Walker.

Favourite track: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini
Book: Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling
Luxury: Benvenuto Cellini's Golden Salt Cellar

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30 minutes

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Mon 8 Jul 1974 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Ite sul colle (from Norma)

    Soloist: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Warwick Braithwaite

  • Bernard Miles

    Over The Gate

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Song of the Indian Guest (from Sadko)

    Soloist: Susan Georgevic Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra Conductor: Alberto Erede

  • Joan Baez

    A Satisfied Mind

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che gelida manina (Your tiny hand is frozen) (from La Bohème)

    Soloist: Charles Craig Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Vilem Tausky

  • Marlene Dietrich

    Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

  • Frederick Harvey & Fredric Bayco

    The Holy City

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giacomo Puccini

      Nessun dorma

      Soloist: Flaviano Labo Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome

  • Book Choice

    • Puck of Pook's Hill - Rudyard Kipling

  • Luxury Choice

    • Benvenuto Cellini's Golden Salt Cellar

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Richard Walker

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 Jul 1974 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 8 Jul 1974 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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