Sir Francis McLean
Roy Plomley's castaway is Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Director of Engineering Sir Francis McLean.
Favourite track: Symphony No 9 in E Minor (Opus 95) by Antonin Dvo?Γ΅k
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Dutch flower picture in the Wallace Collection
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Gioachino Rossini
Ecco, ridente in cielo (from The Barber of Seville)
Soloist: Luigi Alva Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Vittorio Gui
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Castaway's Favourite
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AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Karel Ancerl
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AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
O silver moon (from Rusalka)
Soloist: Rita Streich Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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KalmΓ΅r PΓ΅l
Czak Egy Kislany Van a Vilagon
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Sergey Prokofiev
Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Claudio Abbado
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
LΓ ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Soloist: Eberhard Wachter, Graziella Sciutti Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
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Ascot Gavotte from My Fair Lady
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Charles Trenet
Boum!
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Book Choice
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
Luxury Choice
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Dutch flower picture in the Wallace Collection
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Sir Francis McLean |
Broadcast
- Mon 12 Aug 1968 12:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service
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