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Susan Hill

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Susan Hill.

Favourite track: Gloria by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Luxury: Triple-folding screen and personal photographs

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Jun 1974 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Mass in B minor - Gloria in excelsis

      Choir: Vienna Singakademie Chorus Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Karl MΓΌnchinger

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D minor

    Soloist: Artur Grumiaux, Heinz Holliger

  • Edward Elgar

    Sea Pictures - Where corals lie

    Soloist: Janet Baker Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Michael Tippett

    Concerto For Double String Orchestra

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor

    Soloist: Paul Tortelier Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • T. S. Eliot

    Preludes 1917

    Artist: Ian Richardson

  • Robert Schumann

    Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (from Dichterliebe)

    Soloist: Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten

  • Coventry Cathedral Boys' Choir

    Praise my Soul the King of Heaven

  • Book Choice

    • The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford

  • Luxury Choice

    • Triple-folding screen and personal photographs

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Susan Hill

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Jun 1974 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 10 Jun 1974 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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