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Denis Compton & W J Edrich

Roy Plomley's castaways are cricketers Denis Compton & W J Edrich.

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Wed 16 May 1951 18:25
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Music Played

  • Charles Trenet

    La Mer

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake - Waltz

    Orchestra: Hall茅 Orchestra Conductor: John Barbirolli

  • Iva Withers/Stephen Douglass

    If I Loved You

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Sanctus (from Requiem Mass)

    Orchestra: Rome Opera House and Chorus Conductor: Tullio Serafin

  • Bill Johnson

    So In Love

  • Danny Kaye

    Ballin' The Jack

  • Lord Beginner & the Calypso Rhythm Kings

    Victory Test Match Calypso (England VS West Indies, Lord's, 1950)

  • Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners

    Nature Boy

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Denis Compton & W J Edrich

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 May 1951 18:25
    Home Service

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