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Naomi Jacob

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist and biographer Naomi Jacob.

Luxury: Soap

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5 minutes

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Mon 9 Jun 1958 13:10
±«Óãtv Service

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La traviata Prelude to Act 1

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Frédéric Chopin - Prelude in C major, Op. 28/1

    Soloist: Alfred Cortot

  • Gina Cigna

    Suicidio (from La Gioconda)

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Soloist: Fritz Kreisler, Carl Lamson

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Renata Tebaldi Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome

  • Gracie Fields

    Now is the Hour

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Nessun dorma

    Soloist: Jussi Björling

  • Harry Acres and his Orchestra

    We'll Gather Lilacs

  • Luxury Choice

    • Soap

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Naomi Jacob

Broadcast

  • Mon 9 Jun 1958 13:10
    ±«Óãtv Service

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