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Sir Douglas Bader

Roy Plomley's castaway is RAF pilot Sir Douglas Bader.

Favourite track: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing by The New Seekers
Book: Complete works by Lord Tennyson
Luxury: Sand iron and golf balls

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40 minutes

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Fri 4 Dec 198109:05
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Richard Tauber

    Wien Du Stadt Meiner Traume

  • Frank Crumit

    The King Of Borneo

  • Flanagan and Allen

    Underneath The Arches

  • Mantovani

    Charmaine

  • Val Doonican

    Paddy McGinty's Goat

  • Vera Lynn

    Lilli Marlene

  • Noël Coward

    I Wonder What Happened To Him

  • The New Seekers

    I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

  • Book Choice

    • Complete works - Lord Tennyson

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sand iron and golf balls

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestSir Douglas Bader

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 Nov 198118:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 4 Dec 198109:05
    BBC Radio 4

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