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Dodie Smith

Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Dodie Smith.

Favourite track: Quartet in B Flat Major (Opus 130) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Luxury: Sketching materials

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Mon 19 Aug 1974 12:25
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons - June (Barcarolle)

    Soloist: Philippe Entremont

  • Robert Schumann

    Im wundersch枚nen Monat Mai (from Dichterliebe)

    Soloist: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, J枚rg Demus

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

      Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3 'Rasumovsky'

    Orchestra: Amadeus String Quartet

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Quintet In B minor

    Soloist: Alfred Boskovsky

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Une sainte en son aur茅ole (from La bonne chanson, Op. 61)

    Soloist: G茅rard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin

  • Joshua Rifkin

    The Entertainer

  • The Beatles

    Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!

  • Book Choice

    • A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sketching materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Dodie Smith

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Aug 1974 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Mon 19 Aug 1974 12:25
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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