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Dame Sibyl Hathaway

Roy Plomley's castaway is Dame of Sark Dame Sibyl Hathaway.

Favourite track: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor by Gustav Mahler
Book: History of England by Sir Keith Feiling
Luxury: Canvas and tapestry tools

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16 minutes

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Mon 25 Oct 1971 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Gustav Mahler

      Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor

      Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Soloist: Leonard Pennario Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Soloist: Florence Easton

  • Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dance of the Hours

    Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Claude Debussy

    La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking

  • Leon Goossens & Gerald Moore

    Aubade

  • NoΓ«l Coward

    Matelot

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    O, for the wings of a dove (from Hear My Prayer)

    Soloist: Ernest Lough, G. Thalben-Ball Choir: Temple Church Choir, London

  • Book Choice

    • History of England - Sir Keith Feiling

  • Luxury Choice

    • Canvas and tapestry tools

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Dame Sibyl Hathaway

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Oct 1971 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 25 Oct 1971 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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