Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Lost Gems - Bing Crosby


DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: LOST GEMS - BING CROSBY (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 16th October 2022

From Claude Debussy to Glenn Miller.

Singer and actor Bing Crosby shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley.

Oscar-winning singer and actor, Bing Crosby discusses his early family life, leaving behind the study of law for a life in music and his abiding love of outdoor pursuits, including golf.

BOOK CHOICE - Roget's Thesaurus
LUXURY CHOICE - Guitar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade

Producer: Monica Chapman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1975.

Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade
Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing
Glenn Miller Orchestra - Moonlight Serenade
Franz Liszt - Liebesträum No. 3 In A flat Major
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra - Song Of India
Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana

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