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Bing Crosby

4 Extra Debut. From Claude Debussy to Glenn Miller. Singer and actor Bing Crosby shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From 1975.

From Claude Debussy to Glenn Miller.

Singer and actor Bing Crosby shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley.

Oscar-winning singer and actor, Bing Crosby discusses his early family life, leaving behind the study of law for a life in music and his abiding love of outdoor pursuits, including golf.

DISC ONE: Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade
DISC TWO: Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
DISC THREE: Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing
DISC FOUR: Glenn Miller Orchestra - Moonlight Serenade
DISC FIVE: Franz Liszt - Liebesträum No. 3 in A flat major
DISC SIX: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine
DISC SEVEN: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Song Of India
DISC EIGHT: Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana

BOOK CHOICE - Roget's Thesaurus
LUXURY CHOICE - Guitar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade

Producer: Monica Chapman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1975.

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30 minutes