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Maggie Fitzgibbon

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Maggie Fitzgibbon.

Favourite track: Paddlin' Madelin' Home by Graham 'Smacka' Fitzgibbon
Book: The Birdman of Alcatraz by Robert Stroud
Luxury: Alabaster cherub

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7 minutes

Last on

Mon 27 Jan 1969 12:25

Music Played

  • Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

    I Won't Dance

  • Polonaise in A major, Op. 40/1 'Military'

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

  • No毛l Coward

    Let's Do It

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ah, fors' 猫 lui (from La traviata)

    Soloist: Renata Tebaldi Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

  • Alfred Drake

    Where is the Life That Late I Led?

  • Paul Scofield

    Courtroom Scene (from A Man for All Seasons)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Graham 'Smacka' Fitzgibbon

      Paddlin' Madelin' Home

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Charles Munch

  • Book Choice

    • The Birdman of Alcatraz - Robert Stroud

  • Luxury Choice

    • Alabaster cherub

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Maggie Fitzgibbon

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 Jan 1969 12:25

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