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Charlie Drake

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Charlie Drake.

Book: Encyclopaedia
Luxury: Regency candelabra

30 minutes

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Mon 22 Dec 195813:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin/Gretchaninov

    Grande Valse Brillante (from Les Sylphides)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

  • Louis Armstrong & the Oscar Peterson Trio

    Let's Do It

  • Fats Waller

    Shame! Shame!

  • Charlie Drake

    Tom Thumb's Tune

  • Harry Anderson

    Cockney Spirit During the Blitz

  • Firehouse Five Plus Two

    Sweeet Georgia Brown

  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

  • Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (from Die Walküre)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Book Choice

    • Encyclopaedia

  • Luxury Choice

    • Regency candelabra

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestCharlie Drake

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Dec 195813:10
    Home Service

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