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Jane Grigson

Roy Plomley's castaway is cookery expert Jane Grigson.

Favourite track: Hollowed Stone by Geoffrey Grigson
Book: Notes from an Odd Country by Geoffrey Grigson
Luxury: Typewriter and paper

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40 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Jul 1978 12:20
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), D965

    Soloist: Christa Ludwig, Gervase De Peyer, Geoffrey Parsons

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor - Sanctus

    Choir: 大象传媒 Chorus Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Geoffrey Grigson

      Hollowed Stone

  • Nellie Lutcher

    Cool Water

  • Guy B茅art

    Quand Au Temple

  • Robert Schumann

    Tr盲umerei (from Scenes from Childhood)

    Soloist: Vladimir Horowitz

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Bei M盲nnern (from The Magic Flute)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Benjamin Britten

    Nocturne

    Soloist: Peter Pears, Dennis Brain Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Goossens

  • Book Choice

    • Notes from an Odd Country - Geoffrey Grigson

  • Luxury Choice

    • Typewriter and paper

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Jane Grigson

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Jul 1978 18:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Tue 11 Jul 1978 12:20
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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