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Pamela Hansford-Johnson

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Pamela Hansford-Johnson.

Favourite track: Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Van Eyck's Adoration of the Immaculate Lamb

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6 minutes

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Mon 29 Oct 1962 13:10

Music Played

  • Vincent d’Indy

    Symphony No 1 in G for Piano and Orchestra

    Soloist: Jean Doyen Orchestra: Lamoureux Orchestra Conductor: Jean Fournet

  • Yves Montand

    Compagnons des Mauvais Jours

  • Claude Debussy

    L'isle joyeuse

    Soloist: Sviatoslav Richter

  • Shakespeare/Young

    O Mistress Mine

    Artist: Cleo Laine

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude & Fugue in C major

    Soloist: Rosalyn Tureck

  • Thomas Hardy

    Weathers

    Artist: Richard Burton

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G major

      Soloist: Hugh Bean, Gareth Morris et al Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Johann Sebastian Bach/Luther

    A Mighty Fortress is Our God

    Soloist: Paul Robeson, Alan Booth

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Van Eyck's Adoration of the Immaculate Lamb

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Pamela Hansford-Johnson

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Oct 1962 13:10

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