Sir Arthur Bryant
Roy Plomley's castaway is historian Sir Arthur Bryant.
Favourite track: Sweet Nightingale by Alfred Deller & Desmond Dupre
Book: Life of Johnson by James Boswell
Luxury: Painting by Kneller of a girl in a golden gown
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Music Played
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Gia il Sole dal Gange
Soloist: Magda Laszlo, Franz Holetschek
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Audrey Mildmay & Michael Redgrave
O What a Pain it is to Part (The Beggar's Opera)
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The Boyd Neel Orchestra
Mock Morris
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Crudel perch猫 finora (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Soloist: Felicie Hunimihacsek, Willi Domgraf-Fassbander
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major
Orchestra: Hamburger Kammerorchester
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The Singing Dogs
Pat-a-cake Pat-a-cake
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor
Soloist: Paul Tortelier Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
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Castaway's Favourite
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Alfred Deller & Desmond Dupre
Sweet Nightingale
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Book Choice
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Life of Johnson - James Boswell
Luxury Choice
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Painting by Kneller of a girl in a golden gown
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Sir Arthur Bryant |
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Feb 1960 13:10Home Service
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