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Norman Shelley

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Norman Shelley.

Favourite track: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Painting materials

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Sat 19 Oct 1963 13:40
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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Syrinx

    Soloist: Aurele Nicolet

  • Otto Nicolai

    The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Paul Robeson

    Steal Away

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Norman Shelley & David Davis

    Three Cheers for Pooh

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Nights Dream Overture

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Pierre Monteux

  • John Gay

    Would I Might Be Hanged (The Beggar's Opera)

    Soloist: Dennis Noble, Carmen Prietto, Martha Lipton

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147

      Choir: Temple Church Choir, London

  • Book Choice

    • The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

  • Luxury Choice

    • Painting materials

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Norman Shelley

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Oct 1963 13:40
    ±«Óãtv Service

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