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Dinsdale Landen

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Dinsdale Landen.

Favourite track: Sanctus by Gabriel Faur茅
Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Champagne

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40 minutes

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Tue 19 Dec 1978 12:20
成人快手 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Sidney Bechet鈥檚 Blue Note Jazzmen

    Muskrat Ramble

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Gabriel Faur茅

      Sanctus (from Requiem)

      Choir: King's College Chapel Choir

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singer: Gene Kelly.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D Minor

    Soloist: David Oistrakh Orchestra: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Rozhdestvensky

  • 's Wonderful (from Funny Face)

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Orchestra: Amseterdam Concertgebouw Conductor: Colin Davis

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pavane

    Orchestra: French National Radio Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Book Choice

    • Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

  • Luxury Choice

    • Champagne

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Dinsdale Landen

Broadcasts

  • Sat 16 Dec 1978 18:15
    成人快手 Radio 4
  • Tue 19 Dec 1978 12:20
    成人快手 Radio 4

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