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Maurice Denham

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Maurice Denham.

Favourite track: Symphony No 36 in C Major (Rehearsal) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: His favourite novels by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Morning glory seeds

35 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Jun 1965 13:10

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Ruy Blas Overture

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Brightly dawns our wedding day (from The Mikado)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.
  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ΅k

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

  • Al Bowlly

    Red Sails in the Sunset

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Symphony No. 36 in C major 'Linz' - rehearsal

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A Minor

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D major

  • Book Choice

    • His favourite novels - Charles Dickens

  • Luxury Choice

    • Morning glory seeds

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Maurice Denham

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Jun 1965 13:10

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