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

Archive On 4: Bing Crosby Meets

ARCHIVE ON 4: BING CROSBY MEETS (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd December 2017

Ken Barnes - Bing Crosby's record producer - explores how this beloved American crooner also maintained a high profile radio career. One out of four Americans tuned into his Kraft Music Hall.

For 30 years, Bing Crosby was the King of Radio, hosting over 4000 broadcasts - including singing and speaking with stars like Louis Armstrong, Groucho Marx, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald and Bob Hope.

Producer: Caroline Barbour

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.