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Dick Chipperfield

Roy Plomley's castaway is animal trainer and circus owner Dick Chipperfield.

Favourite track: Rose of England by Ivor Emmanuel
Book: Black's Veterinary Dictionary by E Boden
Luxury: Cine projector and circus films

30 minutes

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Mon 3 Aug 196413:40
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ivor Emmanuel

      Rose of England

  • Kenneth McKellar

    Keep Right on to the End of the Road

  • Harry Secombe

    We'll Keep a Welcome

  • Eileen Donaghy

    Forty Shades of Green

  • Brendan O’Dowda

    Father O'Callaghan

  • Frankie Laine

    Granada

  • Colette Renard

    Ca C'est Paris

  • Eve Boswell

    Sarie Marais

  • Book Choice

    • Black's Veterinary Dictionary - E Boden

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cine projector and circus films

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDick Chipperfield

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Aug 196413:40
    Home Service

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