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Jean Plaidy

Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Jean Plaidy.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Dictionary of National Biography
Luxury: Typewriter, paper and a hostess gown

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10 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Jun 1972 12:25

Music Played

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Invitation To The Dance

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 in A major - 2nd movement

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 5 in C minor

      Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • William Shakespeare

    Polonius's Speech to Laertes (from Hamlet)

    Artist: George Howe

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen Act 4 Entr'acte

    Orchestra: Orchestra Of German Opera

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Pas De Deux

    Orchestra: Suise Romande Orchestra

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Leeppard

  • Book Choice

    • Dictionary of National Biography

  • Luxury Choice

    • Typewriter, paper and a hostess gown

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Jean Plaidy

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Jun 1972 19:00
  • Mon 26 Jun 1972 12:25

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