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Kenneth More

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Kenneth More.

Favourite track: All the Way by Frank Sinatra
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Mattress

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 30 Jun 1969 12:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Willi Boskovsky

  • Esther Phillips

    And I Love Him

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

    Soloist: Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin

  • Max Miller

    Passing the Time Away (from Max at the Met)

  • Keely Smith

    I Wish You Love

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Nights Dream Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Frank Sinatra

      All the Way

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Istvan Kertesz

  • Book Choice

    • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Mattress

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Kenneth More

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Jun 1969 12:25
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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