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24/05/2013

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

Presented byKirsty Young

Desert Island Discs Presenter Kirsty Young

Henry Cooper

Henry Cooper

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Broadcast

First broadcast: Mon 16 May 1966

Boxer

Roy Plomley's castaway is heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper.

Choices

Maurice Chevalier

1.

Maurice Chevalier

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

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The Beatles

2.

The Beatles

Help!

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Arthur Tracy

3.

Arthur Tracy

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

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Andy Williams

4.

Andy Williams

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

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John McCormack

5.

John McCormack

Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms

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Bobby Solo

6.

Bobby Solo

Una lacrima sul viso

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Ella Fitzgerald

7.

Ella Fitzgerald

The Lady is a Tramp

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Franz Schubert

8.

Castaway's favourite

Franz Schubert

Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III), D839

Soloist: Mario Lanza

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Book

Do-it-yourself manual by

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Luxury item

Training gear

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