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Earl Of Snowdon

Roy Plomley's castaway is photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, The Earl Of Snowdon.

Favourite track: Swan Lake (Finale) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Book: A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method by Sir Banister Fletcher
Luxury: Painting Materials

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40 minutes

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Fri 12 Sep 1980 09:05
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Roberto Inglez & his Orchestra

    The Green Cockatoo

  • No毛l Coward

    London Pride

  • Al Bowlly

    Night and Day

  • Marlene Dietrich

    See What The Boys In The Back Room Will Have

  • Leonard Bernstein

    West Side Story Prologue

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Swan Lake - Act 4 (finale)

      Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Richard Bonynge

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

  • The Fron Male Voice Choir

    Land Of My Fathers

  • Book Choice

    • A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method - Sir Banister Fletcher

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting Materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Lord Snowdon

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 Sep 1980 18:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Fri 12 Sep 1980 09:05
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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