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Elsie & Doris Waters

Roy Plomley's castaways are comedians Elsie & Doris Waters.

Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith
Luxury: Sunshade and a garbage disposal unit

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6 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Aug 1958 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Bing Crosby - A Gal in Calico

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Venez amis, retirons-nous (from Le comte Ory)

    Soloist: Juan Oncina, Cora Canne-Meijer, Sari Barabas et al Orchestra: Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra and Chorus

  • Ronnie Hilton

    Time on my Hands

  • The Band of the Grenadier Guards

    RAF March Past

  • King's College Chapel Choir

    Magnificat in G and Second Lesson

  • Claude Debussy

    La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Preludes, Book 1)

    Soloist: Fritz Kreisler, Carl Lamson

  • Stanley Holloway

    With a Little Bit of Luck

  • Book Choice

    • The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame, Diary of a Nobody - George Grossmith

  • Luxury Choice

    • Sunshade and a garbage disposal unit

Credit

Presenter Roy Plomley

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Aug 1958 13:10
    Home Service

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