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Vanessa Redgrave

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Vanessa Redgrave.

Favourite track: Voice of the Stars by Shirley Temple, Will Hay & Grace Moore
Book: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Coffee and condensed milk

30 minutes

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Mon 13 Jul 1964 13:40
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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Shirley Temple, Will Hay & Grace Moore

      Voice of the Stars

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    La Steinquerque

    Soloist: Isabelle Nef, Ruggero Gerlin

  • Benjamin Britten

    Kyrie (from Missa brevis in D major)

    Choir: Boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir Soloist: George Malcolm

  • Jeanne Moreau

    Le Tourbillon

  • Johann Sebastian Bach/Loussier

    Prelude and Fugue No 1

    Orchestra: Jacques Loussier Trio

  • Black Orpheus

    Samba De Orfeu

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major

    Soloist: Karlheinz Z枚ller, Nicanor Zabaleta Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Ernst M盲rzandorfer

  • Georges Delerue

    Generique

  • Book Choice

    • Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Coffee and condensed milk

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Vanessa Redgrave

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Jul 1964 13:40
    Home Service

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