Olivia Manning

Desert Island Discs: Fragment Archive 1960-1969 by BBC

Aug 25, 19697:38Society & Culture

Roy Plomley's castaway is novelist Olivia Manning. Favourite track: The Swan of Tuonela (Opus 22 No 2) by Jean Sibelius Book: Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompson Luxury: Clue to buried treasure

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