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Katharine Whitehorn

Roy Plomley's castaway is newspaper columnist Katharine Whitehorn.

Favourite track: Horn Concerto No 3 in E Flat Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Her favourite works by William Faulkner
Luxury: Negligee

35 minutes

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Mon 10 Oct 1966 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major

      Soloist: Dennis Brain Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Jean Sablon

    Je Tire Ma Reverence

    Artist: Wal Berg and his Orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra

  • Harry Belafonte

    I'm Just a Country Boy

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major

    Soloist: Annie Fischer Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 in A major

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • The Modern Jazz Quartet

    One Never Knows

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras Orchestra: Festival Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Book Choice

    • Her favourite works - William Faulkner

  • Luxury Choice

    • Negligee

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Katharine Whitehorn

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Oct 1966 13:10
    Home Service

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