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Roy Plomley's castaways are producers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Favourite track: Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss Book: Essays by Michel de Montaigne and Herzog by Saul Bellow Luxury: Brandy and a blank log book
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