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Sheila Hancock

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sheila Hancock.

Favourite track: Ah, fors' e lui (from La Traviata) by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: The Girl Guides' Handbook
Luxury: Cat food

35 minutes

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Mon 3 May 1965 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Act 1

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Lorin Maazel

  • Kermit Schafer

    Pardon My Blooper

  • Barbra Streisand

    I Stayed Too Long at the Fair

  • Tony Hancock & Kenneth Williams

    Sunday Afternoon at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ (from Hancock's Half Hour)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Giuseppe Verdi

      Ah, fors' Γ¨ lui (from La traviata)

      Soloist: Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Orchestra and Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conductor: John Pritchard

  • Frankie Howerd

    Three Little Fishes

  • Lena Horne

    Blowin' in the Wind

  • Concierto De Aranjuez

    Soloist: Narciso Yepes Orchestra: National Orchestra of Spain Conductor: AtaΓΊlfo Argenta

  • Book Choice

    • The Girl Guides' Handbook

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cat food

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Sheila Hancock

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 May 1965 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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