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Mary Wilson

Roy Plomley's castaway is poet Mary Wilson.

Favourite track: Faust (Final Chorus) by Charles Gounod
Book: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Luxury: Make-up set, mirror and comb

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12 minutes

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Mon 10 Mar 1969 12:25
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Frederick William Faber

    Hark, Hark My Soul

    Soloist: Wilfrid Brown, Hervey Alan

  • Country Dance Players

    Sellenger's Round

  • Peggy Wood & Georges Metaxa

    I'll See You Again

  • Andr茅鈥怑rnest鈥怣odeste Gr茅try

    Air De Ballet (from Zemire Et Azor)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tre sbirri (Te Deum) (from Tosca)

    Soloist: James Bowman Choir: King's College Chapel Choir Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: David Willcocks

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Swan of Tuonela

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • William Shakespeare

    Othello Act 1, Scene 3

    Artist: Laurence Olivier

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Charles Gounod

      Final chorus (from Faust)

      Orchestra: Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Andre Cluytens

  • Book Choice

    • Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

  • Luxury Choice

    • Make-up set, mirror and comb

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Mary Wilson

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Mar 1969 12:25
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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