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John Paddy Carstairs

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and filmmaker John Paddy Carstairs.

Favourite track: Swan Lake (Act 2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Book: Thesaurus by Roget
Luxury: Piano

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5 minutes

Last on

Mon 7 Dec 1959 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Orchestra: Hall茅 Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Charles Trenet

    La Mer

  • Edvard Grieg

    Solveig's Song (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Oivin Fjeldtad

  • Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band

    One Sweet Letter from You

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Swan Lake - Act 2

      Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Fred Astaire

    I'm Old-Fashioned

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo (from A Midsummer Night's Dream)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik

  • The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

    Silent Night, Holy Night

  • Book Choice

    • Thesaurus - Roget

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest John Paddy Carstairs

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Dec 1959 13:10
    Home Service

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