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Arthur Marshall

Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Arthur Marshall.

Favourite track: Credo by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Novels by P G Wodehouse
Luxury: Nougat

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 May 1974 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Cockaigne Overture

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Mass in B Minor - Credo

      Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Chorus Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Olive Gilbert

    Highwayman Love

  • CΓ©sar Franck

    Panis Angelicus

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Choir: Viennese Seven Singing Sisters

  • Alexander Borodin

    Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Ethel Merman

    Doing What Comes Naturally

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor

    Soloist: Dinu Lipatti Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Book Choice

    • Novels - P G Wodehouse

  • Luxury Choice

    • Nougat

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Arthur Marshall

Broadcasts

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

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