Bob & Alf Pearson
Roy Plomley's castaways are duettists Bob & Alf Pearson.
Favourite track: Tiger Rag
Book: ABC Railway Timetable and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury: Seeds and a piano
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Music Played
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Josef Franz Wagner
Under the Double Eagle
Orchestra: Munn & Felton's Footwear Band
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Straight Down the Middle
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Franz Schubert
Horch! Horch! Die Lerch (Hark, Hark the Lark), D889
Soloist: William Murdoch
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Robert Wilson
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
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John Stainer
Fling Wide the Gates from The Crucifixion
Choir: Leeds Philharmonic Choir
Castaway's Favourite
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André Kostelanetz Orchestra
Tiger Rag
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Julie Andrews
These Precious Things
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There's No Business Like Show Business
Book Choice
, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Sir Winston Churchill
Luxury Choice
Seeds and a piano
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Broadcast
- Mon 25 Apr 196613:10Home Service
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