Billy Russell
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Billy Russell.
Favourite track: The Lord's Prayer by Gracie Fields
Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Painting materials
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Suite - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Gioachino Rossini
Largo al factotum (from The Barber of Seville)
Soloist: Peter Dawson
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Charles Gounod
Ballet Music (from Faust)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
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Franz Liszt
Liebesträum No. 3 in A flat major
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
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Julie Andrews & Philippa Bevans
I Could Have Danced All Night
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George Frideric Handel
Ombra mai fu (Largo) (from Xerxes)
Soloist: Reginald Foort
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Aram Khachaturian
Waltz (from Masquerade Suite)
Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
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Castaway's Favourite
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Gracie Fields
The Lord's Prayer
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Book Choice
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Encyclopaedia
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Luxury Choice
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Painting materials
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Billy Russell |
Broadcast
- Mon 7 Oct 1968 12:25BBC Radio 4
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