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Paul Gallico

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Paul Gallico.

Favourite track: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor by Bach/Stokowski
Book: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Luxury: Writing materials

30 minutes

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Mon 4 Dec 1961 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 6 in F major

    Orchestra: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, London Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major

    Soloist: Artur Schnabel Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Frank Sinatra

    Where or When (from Babes in Arms)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor

    Soloist: Jascha Heifetz Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Pride of the '48 Band

    The British Grenadiers

  • Richard Strauss

    Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt (Act 3 Trio) (from Der Rosenkavalier)

    Soloist: Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Robert Heger

  • Jan Peerce

    Come to Me, Bend to Me (from Brigadoon)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach/Stokowski

      Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor

      Orchestra: Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

  • Book Choice

    • Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

  • Luxury Choice

    • Writing materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Paul Gallico

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Dec 1961 13:10
    Home Service

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