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Jilly Cooper

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Jilly Cooper.

Favourite track: Mir Ist So Wunderbar by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell
Luxury: Notebooks and pens

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8 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Mar 1975 12:25
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Gene Kelly

    Our Love Is Here To Stay

  • Freddy Gardner

    I'm In The Mood For Love

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor

    Soloist: Rudof Serkin Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: George Szell

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major

    Soloist: John Wilbraham Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies irae (from Requiem Mass)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Mir ist so wunderbar (from Fidelio)

      Soloist: Gwyneth Jones, Edith Mathis, Franz Crass, Peter Schreier Orchestra: Dresden State Orchestra

  • Cynthia Glover & John Lawrenson

    Where Are You Going To, My Pretty Maid

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage Of Figaro (Act 2 Quartet)

    Soloist: Georges Bacquier, Elisabeth Söderstörm

  • Book Choice

    • Dance to the Music of Time - Anthony Powell

  • Luxury Choice

    • Notebooks and pens

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Jilly Cooper

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Mar 1975 19:00
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
  • Mon 10 Mar 1975 12:25
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4

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