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Emily MacManus

Roy Plomley's castaway is retired matron Emily MacManus.

Favourite track: The Lark in the Clear Air by Kenneth McKellar
Book: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Luxury: Foam rubber mattress and mosquito net

35 minutes

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Mon 23 May 1966 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Franz LehΓ΅r

    The Merry Widow

    Orchestra: Melachrino Orchestra

  • Paul Robeson

    Mah Lindy Lou

  • Edward Elgar

    Fringes of the Fleet - The Sweepers

    Soloist: Keith Falkner

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni Overture

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Kenneth McKellar

      The Lark in the Clear Air

  • George Frideric Handel

    O thou that tellest good tidings (from Messiah)

    Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Robert Irwin & Gerald Moore

    In Summertime in Bredon

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    1812 Overture

    Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band Conductor: Antal Dorati

  • Book Choice

    • Kim - Rudyard Kipling

  • Luxury Choice

    • Foam rubber mattress and mosquito net

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Emily MacManus

Broadcast

  • Mon 23 May 1966 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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