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Desmond rummages through his collection of 250,000 titles to share some good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may have never heard before. This week's theme is London.

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Tue 4 Aug 200919:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Sound Effect

    Big Ben

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Petula Clark

    London Is London

    • Ultimate Collection.
    • SANCTUARY.
    • SANDD 111.

  • Eddie Peabody

    Lambeth Walk

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Billy Cotton / Alan Breeze / Johnston Singers

    They're Changing Guard At Buckingham Palace

    • Billy's Your Uncle.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDLK 4237.

  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

    London Suite Covent Garden

    • Eric Coates London Suites.
    • ARABESQUE.
    • Z 8036.

  • Frank Sinatra & Axel Stordahl Orchestra - London By Night

  • Joan Sterndale Bennett

    From Marble Arch To Leicester Sqaure

    • Late Joys.
    • MUST CLOSE SATURDAY.
    • MCSR 3026.

  • Michael Flanders and Donald Swann

    Transport Of Delight

    • Transport Of Delight.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8 29399.

  • The Mills Brothers

    London Rhythm

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Ted Heath

    London Bridge Is Falling Down

    • Instruments Of The Dance Orchestra.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDLK 4106.

  • Georgia Brown

    Knocked 'Em In The Old Kent Road (Wot Cher)

    • Georgia Brown / Lydia Macdonald.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDLK 4164.

  • Peter Dawson

    Old Father Thames

    • Australia's Ambassador Of Song.
    • AVID.
    • AMSC 719.

  • London Studio Players

    Oranges And Lemons

    • Musical Kaleidoscope Vol 1.
    • GUILD.
    • GLCD 5139.

  • Hutch

    Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Stanley Holloway

    With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm

    • Essential Collection.
    • AVID.
    • AVC 913.

  • Gert & Daisy (Elsie & Doris Waters)

    Cockneys At Heart ... And Proud Of It Too

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Cleo Laine

    Streets Of London

    • Very Best Of Cleo Laine.
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • 74321 43215.

  • The Radio Revellers

    Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Fred Astaire

    Foggy Day In London Town

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Billy Thorburn / Rita Williams

    When London Is Saying Goodnight

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

  • Sound Effect

    Big Ben (Bongs)

    • Sing A Song Of London.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJS 2004.

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Aug 200919:00
    BBC Radio 2