Sir John Betjeman

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1971-1975 by BBC

Apr 12, 197523:52Society & Culture

Roy Plomley's castaway is Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. Favourite track: Ombra Mai Fù by George Frideric Handel Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Champagne

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