Acker Bilk
Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk.
Favourite track: Papa Dip by New Orleans Wanderers
Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Luxury: Apple seeds
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Music Played
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George Lewis & His Ragtime Band
Burgundy Street Blues
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
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Jelly Roll Morton鈥檚 Red Hot Peppers
Doctor Jazz Stomp
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Castaway's Favourite
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New Orleans Wanderers
Papa Dip
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Edmond Hall & Ruben Lopez Furst
You Made Me Love You
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Bix Beiderbecke
Singin' the Blues
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The Famous Ward Singers
I Know it was the Lord
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Benny Goodman
Stompin' at the Savoy
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Book Choice
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The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
Luxury Choice
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Apple seeds
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roy Plomley |
Interviewed Guest | Acker Bilk |
Broadcast
- Mon 10 Dec 1962 13:40Home Service
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