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Phyllis Calvert

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Phyllis Calvert.

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Wed 22 Aug 1951 18:20
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Nymphs and Shepherds (from The Libertine)

    Choir: Manchester Schoolchildren's Choir Orchestra: Hall茅 Orchestra Conductor: Hamilton Harty

  • Bing Crosby - Lazy Day

  • C茅sar Franck

    Symphony In D Minor

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Alceo Galliera

  • Oscar Wilde

    The Happy Prince

    Artist: Frank Phillips

  • Ethel Merman

    I Got Lost in his Arms

  • Nicol貌 Paganini/Green

    Romance (from The Magic Bow)

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Gerald Moore

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vanish'd Are Ye (from The Marriage Of Figaro)

    Soloist: Isobel Baillie Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Walter Susskind

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D major

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Phyllis Calvert

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Aug 1951 18:20
    Home Service

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