Peter Pears

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1966-1970 by BBC

Jul 21, 196926:20Society & Culture

Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Peter Pears. Favourite track: Moonlight (from Peter Grimes) by Benjamin Britten Book: Tropical Plants and Their Cultivation by Louis Bruggeman Luxury: Bed

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