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Princess Grace of Monaco

Princess Grace of Monaco

Broadcast

First broadcast: Sat 18 Apr 1981

Member of Monaco Royal Family, Actor

Roy Plomley's castaway is Princess Grace Of Monaco.

Choices

Fred Astaire

1.

Fred Astaire

You're Easy To Dance With

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Frank Sinatra

2.

Frank Sinatra

You Make Me Feel So Young

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Fryderyk Chopin

4.

Castaway's favourite

Fryderyk Chopin

Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

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William Shakespeare

5.

William Shakespeare

The proud horse (from Venus and Adonis)

Artist: Princess Grace Of Monaco, Richard Pasco

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Johann Sebastian Bach

6.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027

Soloist: Leonard Rose, Glenn Gould

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Joseph Haydn

7.

Joseph Haydn

Symphony No. 101 in D major 'Clock'

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

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Aram Khachaturian

8.

Aram Khachaturian

Sabre Dance (from Gayaneh)

Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Aram Khachaturian

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Book

Plays by George Kelly

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