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Beryl Reid

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Beryl Reid.

Favourite track: Summer Night on the River by Frederick Delius
Book: The World Encyclopaedia of Cookery
Luxury: Lipsticks

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 24 Jun 1963 13:40

Music Played

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

  • George Frideric Handel

    I know that my Redeemer liveth (from Messiah)

    Soloist: Isobel Baillie Orchestra: HallΓ© Orchestra Conductor: Leslie Heward

  • Irene Handl & Peter Sellers

    Shadows on the Grass

  • Frank Sinatra

    Kiss Me Again

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Frederick Delius

      Summer Night on the River

      Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Jimmy Durante

    I'm the Guy Who Found the Lost Chord

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Nessun dorma

    Soloist: Harry Secombe

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Book Choice

    • The World Encyclopaedia of Cookery

  • Luxury Choice

    • Lipsticks

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Beryl Reid

Broadcast

  • Mon 24 Jun 1963 13:40

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