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Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Billy Cotton.

Book: Two historical novels
Luxury: Ticket home

30 minutes

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Mon 30 Nov 195913:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Billy Cotton & His Band

    The Dam Busters March

  • Flanagan and Allen

    Underneath The Arches

  • Russ Conway

    Snow Coach

  • Kathie Kay

    Tammy

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Orchestra: Percy Faith and his Orchestra

  • Max Bygraves

    Who Made the Morning?

  • Billy Cotton & His Band

    I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

  • Frank Sinatra

    In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

  • Book Choice

    • Two historical novels

  • Luxury Choice

    • Ticket home

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestBilly Cotton

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Nov 195913:10
    Home Service

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