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Owen Berry

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and Boy Scout pioneer Owen Berry.

Luxury: Photograph of Granny Grove

30 minutes

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Mon 12 Aug 1957 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hear My Prayer

    Soloist: Ernest Lough, G Thalben-Bell Choir: Temple Choir

  • The National Military Band

    The Hampshire Regimental March

  • Shakespeare/Arne

    Where the bee sucks (from The Tempest)

    Soloist: John Heddle Nash, Ernest Lush

  • Mode Kambodhi

    Alapana

  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

    Orchestra: Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra

  • Clara Butt

    The Little Silver Ring

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Linden Lea

    Soloist: Robert Irwin

  • At The Royal Albert Hall

    Boy Scout Pageant

  • Luxury Choice

    • Photograph of Granny Grove

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Owen Berry

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Aug 1957 13:10
    Home Service

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