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David Storey

Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright David Storey.

Favourite track: Quartet in F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Poetry by W B Yeats
Luxury: Wood and stone-carving tools

30 minutes

Last on

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

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Music Played

  • Anne Shelton

    Anniversary Song

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A major 'Italian'

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

    Orchestra: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

  • Igor Stravinsky

    A Lyke-Wake Dirge

    Soloist: Adrienne Albert, Alex Young

  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

    Scherzo capriccioso

    Orchestra: HallΓ© Orchestra

  • John Lennon

    God

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Quartet in F Major

      Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Book Choice

    • Poetry - W B Yeats

  • Luxury Choice

    • Wood and stone-carving tools

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest David Storey

Broadcasts

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

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