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Anne Sharpley

Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist Anne Sharpley.

Favourite track: Symphony No 88 in G by Franz Joseph Haydn
Book: The Raft Book by Harold Getty
Luxury: Spices and Herbs

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Mon 2 Jan 1967 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Joseph Haydn

      Symphony No. 88 in G major 'Letter V'

      Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Hector Berlioz

    Harold in Italy

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Henri Duparc

    L'invitation au voyage

    Soloist: Gerard Souzay, Jacqueline Bonneau

  • Richard Strauss

    Marie Theres'! Hab' mir's gelobt (Act 3 Trio) (from Der Rosenkavalier)

    Soloist: Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Robert Heger

  • The Searchers

    Needles and Pins

  • Benjamin Britten

    Les Illuminations

    Soloist: Peter Pears Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Goossens

  • Mighty Sparrow and the National Recording Calypso Band

    Obeah Wedding

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion - Wir setzen uns mit Tr盲nen nieder

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Choir Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • The Raft Book - Harold Getty

  • Luxury Choice

    • Spices and Herbs

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Anne Sharpley

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Jan 1967 13:10
    Home Service

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