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Jon Pertwee

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Jon Pertwee.

Favourite track: Georgia on my Mind by Ray Charles
Book: The Culture of the Abdomen: A Cure of Obesity and Constipation by F A Hornibrook
Luxury: Guitar

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Oct 1964 13:40

Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ray Charles

      Georgia on my Mind

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Venite inginocchiatevi (from The Marriage of Figaro)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann

  • Choir of the Russian Church of the Metropolitan of Paris

    Multos Annos (Russian Orthodox Liturgy)

  • Lonnie Donegan

    Love is Strange

  • Rafael Romero & R. Montoya Jarrito

    Cuatro Saetas

  • John Lee Hooker

    Dimples

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Der H枚lle Rache (from The Magic Flute)

    Soloist: Florence Foster Jenkins, Cosme McMoon

  • Miriam Makeba

    Suliram (Indonesian Lullaby)

  • Book Choice

    • The Culture of the Abdomen: A Cure of Obesity and Constipation - F A Hornibrook

  • Luxury Choice

    • Guitar

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Jon Pertwee

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Oct 1964 13:40

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