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Cathleen Nesbitt

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Cathleen Nesbitt.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor by Johannes Brahms
Book: The collected works by Michel de Montaigne
Luxury: Duvet

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Mar 1973 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Alfred Drake

    Oh What A Beautiful Morning

  • Jacqueline FranΓ§ois

    La Seine

  • Lotte Lenya

    Alabama Song

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johannes Brahms

      Symphony No. 1 in C Minor

      Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37/1

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

  • The Rain In Spain

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K412

    Soloist: Dennis Brain Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Book Choice

    • The collected works - Michel de Montaigne

  • Luxury Choice

    • Duvet

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Cathleen Nesbitt

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Mar 1973 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 26 Mar 1973 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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