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John Osborne

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright John Osborne.

Luxury: Perfume

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6 minutes

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Mon 19 Jan 1959 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers

    Tank Town Bump

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Soloist: Jean Pougnet Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Melville Gideon

    Crinoline Gown

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major 'Jupiter'

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Vicky Autier

    My Heart is a Violin

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    My Funny Valentine

  • Michael Redgrave

    If the Heart of a Man

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No. 6 in E minor

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Adrian Boult

  • Luxury Choice

    • Perfume

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest John Osborne

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Jan 1959 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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