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Tyrone Guthrie

Roy Plomley's castaway is director Tyrone Guthrie.

Favourite track: Double Concerto in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Anthology of poetry, some in French and German
Luxury: Rum

30 minutes

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Mon 20 Apr 1959 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia in C minor

    Soloist: Wanda Landowska

  • Dylan Thomas

    Fern Hill

  • Sir Harry Lauder

    Stop Yer Tickling, Jock

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    I Remember

    Soloist: John Cross Orchestra: Sadler's Wells Orchestra

  • Georges Bizet

    La fleur que tu m'avais jet茅e (Flower Song) (from Carman)

    Soloist: James Johnston Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

  • James Joyce

    Anna Livia Plurabelle from Finnegans Wake

  • Harry Hemsley

    The Kiddies Go Carolling

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

      Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Gioconda de Vito Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Anthony Bernard

  • Book Choice

    • Anthology of poetry, some in French and German

  • Luxury Choice

    • Rum

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Tyrone Guthrie

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Apr 1959 13:10
    Home Service

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