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C H Middleton

Roy Plomley's castaway is horticulturalist C H Middleton.

30 minutes

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Tue 16 Nov 1943 18:00
Forces Programme

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Music Played

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus

    Dear Old Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Songs

  • Franz Schubert

    Ständchen (from Schwanengesang)

    Soloist: John McCormack

  • Albert Richardson

    The Old Sow

  • The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    In a Monastery Garden

  • Malcolm McEachern

    Drinking

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Barcarolle (from Tales Of Hoffman)

    Soloist: Jeanne Duesseau, Nancy Evans Orchestra: Sadler's Wells Orchestra and Chorus

  • Franz von SuppΓ¨

    Poet and Peasant Overture

    Orchestra: Band Of HM Coldstream Guards

  • Harold Williams

    In an Old-Fashioned Town

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest C H Middleton

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Nov 1943 18:00
    Forces Programme

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