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Hattie Jacques

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Hattie Jacques.

Favourite track: Fugue in A Minor by Bach/MΓΌnchinger
Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Luxury: Photograph and recording of family

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Oct 1961 13:10

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Hello Little Girl

  • George Frideric Handel

    Let the bright Seraphim (from Samson)

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach/MΓΌnchinger

      Fugue in A Minor

      Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra & The Sentimentalists

    On The Sunny Side Of The Street

  • The Modern Jazz Quartet

    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

  • Peter Sellers

    Lord Badminton's Memoirs

  • Judy Garland & the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra

    The Red Balloon

  • Book Choice

    • The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

  • Luxury Choice

    • Photograph and recording of family

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Hattie Jacques

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Oct 1961 13:10

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