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Ada Cherry Kearton

Roy Plomley's castaway is singer Ada Cherry Kearton.

Luxury: Cards

30 minutes

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Mon 8 Oct 195613:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis (Laughing Song)(from Die Fledermaus)

    Soloist: Elisabeth Schumann

  • John McCormack

    I'll Walk Beside You

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 35 in D major 'Haffner'

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Giacomo Puccini

    O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème)

    Soloist: Nellie Melba, Enrico Caruso

  • Gioachino Rossini

    William Tell Overture

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Richard Wagner - Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)

    Soloist: Kirsten Flagstad

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    O, for the wings of a dove (from Hear My Prayer)

    Soloist: Ernest Lough, G Thalben-Ball Choir: Choir Of Temple Church, London

  • Jennie Tourel

    Down In The Forest

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cards

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestAda Cherry Kearton

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Oct 195613:10
    Home Service

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