Profile of the pioneering 1940s civil rights radio series Destination Freedom. 
1.
Castaway's favourite
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major 'Emperor'
Soloist: Alfred Brendel Orchestra: London Phlharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher
Broadcast
First broadcast: Sat 18 Feb 1978
Leader of the Opposition (became Prime Minister in 1979), Politician - Conservative
Roy Plomley's castaway is Leader of the Opposition the Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher.
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3.
Giuseppe Verdi
Grand March (from Aida)
Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta
6.
Felix Mendelssohn
Be Not Afraid
Soloist: Gwyneth Jones Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Fruhbeck De Burgos
8.
Pietro Mascagni
Inneggiamo, il Signor (Easter Hymn) (from Cavalleria rusticana)
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus, Covent Garden Conductor: Gardelli
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