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Eight inhabitants from the Ascension Islands in the South Atlantic

Roy Plomley's castaways are eight inhabitants from the Ascension Islands in the South Atlantic.

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Fri 14 Dec 195609:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Philip Green & His Orchestra

    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Exsultate, jubilate - Alleluia

    Performer: Hilde Güden. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Alberto Erede.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Learnin' The Blues

  • Mel Tormé

    Mountain Greenery

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Performer: Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra. Performer: Adrian Boult.

  • Eddie Calvert (trumpet) & Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra

    Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

  • Johann Strauss II

    Blue Danube Waltz

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Herbert von Karajan.

  • Sigmund Romberg

    The Student Prince

    Performer: Constantine Callinicos.

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestEight inhabitants from Ascension Island

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Dec 195609:00
    BBC Radio 4

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