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Rowland Emett

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedy cartoonist Rowland Emett.

Favourite track: Quartet No 8 in E Minor (Opus 59 No 2) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
Luxury: Daughter's teddy bear

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Mon 20 May 1963 13:40
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Oboe Concerto in C major

    Soloist: Leon Goossens Orchestra: Sinfonia of London Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Forelle (The Trout), D550

    Soloist: Gerard Souzay

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 2 in D major

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

    Soloist: Benno Moiseiwitsch Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Hugo Rignold

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D major

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Elaine Shaffer et al Orchestra: Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      String Quartet No. 8 In E minor, Op. 59/2 'Rasumovsky'

      Orchestra: Budapest String Quartet

  • Elton Hayes

    The Owl and the Pussycat

  • George Frideric Handel

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Book Choice

    • The Anatomy of Melancholy - Robert Burton

  • Luxury Choice

    • Daughter's teddy bear

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Rowland Emett

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 May 1963 13:40
    Home Service

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