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Glen Byam Shaw

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and director Glen Byam Shaw.

Favourite track: The Last Post
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: First-aid kit

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Jun 1964 13:40

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan tutte Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Angela Baddeley

    Kate in the Call Box

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Soloist: Eileen Farrell, Nan Merriman et al Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Anne Truelove's aria (from The Rake's Progress)

    Soloist: Hilde Gueden Orchestra: Metropolian Opera Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Igor Stravinsky

  • Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong

    Now You Has Jazz

  • Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

    When the Saints Go Marching In

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    AndrΓ² ramingo e solo (from Idomeneo)

    Soloist: Richard Lewis, Leopold Simoneau, Sena Jurinac Orchestra: Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra Conductor: John Pritchard

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Remembrance Festival at the Royal Albert Hall 1928

      The Last Post

  • Book Choice

    • War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

  • Luxury Choice

    • First-aid kit

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Glen Byam Shaw

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Jun 1964 13:40

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