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Captain A E Dingle

Roy Plomley's castaway is mariner and explorer Captain A E Dingle.

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Thu 12 Mar 1942 19:00
Forces Programme

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Music Played

  • Josef Franz Wagner

    Under The Double Eagle

    Orchestra: Band Of HM Coldstream Guards

  • Peter Dawson

    The Floral Dance

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Caprice Viennois

  • Two Leslies

    He Played His Ukelele As The Ship Went Down

  • Paul Robeson

    Ol' Man River

  • Jack Warner

    A Bunger-Up Of Ratholes

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'

    Soloist: Wilhelm Backhaus

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Orpheus In The Underworld

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Captain A E Dingle

Broadcast

  • Thu 12 Mar 1942 19:00
    Forces Programme

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