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James Fisher

Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist James Fisher.

Luxury: Field glasses, and modern plumbing

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Mon 25 Nov 1957 13:10
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Music Played

  • Enrique Granados

    The maiden and the nightingale (from Goyescas)

    Artist: Victoria De Los Angeles

  • George Frideric Handel

    O ruddier than the cherry (from Acis and Galatea)

    Artist: Norman Walker

  • Ethel Waters

    St Louis Blues

  • Benjamin Britten

    Sammy's Bath (from The Little Sweep)

    Choir: Choir of Alleyn's School Orchestra: English Opera Orchestra

  • Fats Waller

    Alligator Crawl

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor

    Soloist: Leonid Kogan Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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

    Orchestra: Hungarian String Quartet

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor - Sanctus

    Choir: Vienna Singverein Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Luxury Choice

    • Field glasses, and modern plumbing

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest James Fisher

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Nov 1957 13:10
    Home Service

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