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Leslie Thomas

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Leslie Thomas.

Favourite track: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The Virgin Soldiers by Leslie Thomas
Luxury: Sand iron and golf balls

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9 minutes

Last on

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

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Music Played

  • Yusuf Islam

    Morning Has Broken

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K412

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

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Richard Harris

    Didn't We?

  • Henry Litolff

    Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor

    Soloist: Clifford Curzon Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • John Denver

    Take Me Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Country Roads

  • FranΓ§oise Hardy

    Autumn Rendezvous

  • The Beatles

    Penny Lane

  • Book Choice

    • The Virgin Soldiers - Leslie Thomas

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sand iron and golf balls

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Leslie Thomas

Broadcasts

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

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