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Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. This week he sorts through his personal record collection of some 250,000 titles for songs and music related to the theme "islands".

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 17 Aug 2012 19:00

Music Played

  • Peter Appleyard / Emilie Claire Barlow

    After You've Gone

    • Sophisticated Ladies.
    • LINUS 270151 -.
  • Billy May

    Hawaiian War Chant

    • Swing Era 1938 1939.
    • TIME LIFE TL 505/05.
  • The Seekers

    Island Of Dreams

    • Seekers.
    • HMV 7243 5 22255.
  • Mel TormΓ©

    Oh You Beautiful Doll

    • California Suite / Velvet Fog.
    • JASMINE JASCD 365.
  • Barbara Dickson

    Trees They Do Grow High

    • Words Unspoken.
    • GREENTRAX CDTRAX 353.
  • Treorchy Male Choir

    Do You Hear The People Sing

    • Timeless.
    • MUSIC INFINITY INS 180.
  • Keely Smith

    Lovely Way To Spend An Evening

    • Keely Sings Sinatra.
    • CONCORD JAZZ CCD 4943.
  • Betty Grable

    Sing Me A Song Of The Islands

    • Pin Up Girl.
    • JASMINE JASCD 103/4.
  • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

    Islands In The Stream

    • Dolly Parton Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG 74321 44363.
  • Tino Rossi

    C'est A Capri

    • J'attendrai.
    • MEMOIR CDMOIR 520.
  • Connee Boswell

    On The Isle Of May

    • Jazzing The Classics Vintage Style.
    • ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5339.
  • Tommy Steele

    Only Man On The Island

    • Decca Years 1956 1963.
    • DECCA 466 409.
  • Jeri Southern

    An Occasional Man

    • It's A Swing Thing.
    • UNIVERSAL 541 748.
  • George Formby

    Hi Tiddly Hi Ti Island

    • Turned Out Nice Again (Emi).
    • EMI CDP 7 97725.
  • Cherish the Ladies

    Lake Isle Of Innisfree

    • Threads Of Time.
    • RCA 09026 63131.
  • Demis Roussos

    Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun

    • In The Summertime.
    • READERS DIGEST RDCD 516.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Aug 2012 19:00