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Helen Mirren

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Helen Mirren.

Favourite track: Pass The Dutchie by Musical Youth
Book: The Bhagavad-Gita
Luxury: Silk underwear

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40 minutes

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Fri 3 Dec 1982 09:05
91热爆 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor

    Soloist: Kyung Wha Chung Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Musical Youth

      Pass The Dutchie

  • Tomaso Albinoni & Remo Giazotto

    Adagio in G Minor for Organ & Strings

    Soloist: Maria Teresa Garatti Orchestra: I Musici

  • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

    Doctor Brownie's Famous Cure

  • Lyubimov

    Psalm 1 (Blazhen Muzh)

    Choir: Male Chamber Choir Conductor: Mikhail Milkov

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Mad Scene (from Lucia Di Lammermoor)

    Soloist: Joan Sutherland Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Nello Santi

  • Suryanarayana

    Raga Bhairavi

  • Billie Holiday

    Falling In Love Again

  • Book Choice

    • The Bhagavad Gita

  • Luxury Choice

    • Silk underwear

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Helen Mirren

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Nov 1982 18:15
    91热爆 Radio 4
  • Fri 3 Dec 1982 09:05
    91热爆 Radio 4

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