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Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Bert Ambrose.

Favourite track: The Moon was Yellow by Ambrose and his Orchestra
Book: The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins
Luxury: Tea bags

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Mon 2 Aug 1965 13:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Copenhagen

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Caprice Viennois

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Artist: Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ambrose and His Orchestra

      The Moon was Yellow

  • Johann Strauss II

    The Blue Danube

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Josef Krips

  • Kathy Kirby

    Secret Love

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    When Gimble Hits the Cymbal

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    When Day is Done

  • Book Choice

    • The Carpetbaggers - Harold Robbins

  • Luxury Choice

    • Tea bags

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Ambrose

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Aug 1965 13:10
    Home Service

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