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From Alan Bennett to Edith Piaf.

Broadcaster David Frost shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley.

In 1963, David was heading towards media superstardom as the presenter of 麻豆社 TV's ground-breaking satire series, That Was The Week That Was.

Famously covering the Profumo Affair, it was devised by Ned Sherrin, with regulars including Bernard Levin, Willie Rushton, Millicent Martin and Roy Kinnear.

David's career spanned journalism and comedy writing - from The Frost Report to Frost on Sunday and TV-AM. He garnered international attention with his revealing interview with former US President Richard Nixon in 1977.

He was knighted in 1993.

DISC ONE: The Old Rugged Cross - Ballarat City Choir
DISC TWO: Charlie - Georges Delerue
DISC THREE: Aftermyth of War - Alan Bennett
DISC FOUR: That Was the Week That Was - Millicent Martin
DISC FIVE: Just in Time - The Oscar Peterson Trio
DISC SIX: St Louis Blues - Helen Shapiro
DISC SEVEN: - Everything I've Got - Joanie Sommers
DISC EIGHT: Non, je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf

BOOK CHOICE - The collected works by Geoffrey Chaucer
LUXURY CHOICE - Potato crisps
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Non, je ne regrette rien by Edith Piaf

Producer: Monica Chapman

First broadcast on the 麻豆社 Light Programme in April 1963.

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