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Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Adrian Boult.
Favourite track: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Luxury: Panama hats stuffed with barley sugar
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