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Maggie Smith

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Maggie Smith.

Favourite track: Let Me Not To The Marriage Of True Minds by William Shakespeare
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Sun-barrier cream and a straw hat

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Nov 1972 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major

    Soloist: Gervase De Peyer Orchestra: Melos Ensemble

  • John McCormack

    Kathleen Mavourneen

  • Sacha Distel

    Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • William Shakespeare

      Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds (Sonnet 116)

      Artist: John Gielgud

  • Salli Terri

    Azualao

  • Γ‰dith Piaf

    La Vie En Rose

  • NoΓ«l Coward

    A Bar On The Piccola Marina

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D minor

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia Britannica

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sun-barrier cream and a straw hat

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Maggie Smith

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Nov 1972 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 13 Nov 1972 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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