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Anthony Lawrence

Roy Plomley's castaway is Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Far East correspondent Anthony Lawrence.

Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Two armchairs

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25 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Sep 1972 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major

      Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra

  • Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27/2

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

  • Turner Layton

    These Foolish Things

  • Lee Lynn

    Yunan Province

  • Lotte Lenya

    Pirate Jenny

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Forelle (The Trout), D550

    Soloist: Elizabeth Schumann, George Reeves

  • York Celebrations Choir

    Onward Christian Soldiers

  • Charles Coborn

    The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo/I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Two armchairs

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Anthony Lawrence

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Sep 1972 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 11 Sep 1972 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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