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A G Street

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and farmer A G Street.

Favourite track: Hounds in Full Cry (The Hunt) by Michael Berry
Book: Ladies Whose Bright Eyes by Ford Madox Ford
Luxury: Painting of the south Wiltshire countryside

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3 minutes

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Mon 17 Dec 1962 13:40
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Music Played

  • None

    Dawn Chorus

  • John Milton

    Lycidas

    Artist: Stephen Murray

  • Malcolm McEachern

    Drinking

  • Arthur Rubinstein

    Melody in F major, Op. 3/1

    Soloist: Pablo Casals, Nikolai Mednikoff

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Michael Berry

      Hounds in Full Cry (The Hunt)

  • Shakespeare/Quilter

    Hey Ho! The Wind and the Rain

    Soloist: John Heddle Nash, Ernest Lush

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch

  • Blue Hungarian Band

    Nights of Gladness

  • Book Choice

    • Ladies Whose Bright Eyes - Ford Madox Ford

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting of the south Wiltshire countryside

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest A G Street

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Dec 1962 13:40
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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