H E Bates
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer H E Bates.
Favourite track: Tupu Te Ruki by Eddie Lund and his Tahitians
Book: English lyrics
Luxury: Banjo
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Music Played
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Castaway's Favourite
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Eddie Lund and his Tahitians
Tupu Te Ruki
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Arthur Sullivan
Gilbert & Sullivan - We sail the ocean blue (from HMS Pinafore)
Librettist: William Gilbert. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
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George Butterworth
A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Prender貌 quel brunettino (from Cosi fan tutte)
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Franz Schubert
Wonne der Wehmut, D260
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
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Robert Schumann
Der Nussbaum (from Myrthen)
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Book Choice
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English lyrics
Luxury Choice
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Banjo
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | H E Bates |
Broadcast
- Mon 26 Feb 1962 13:10Home Service
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