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AMERICA A Bus Named Desire

BBC Radio 3
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Which famous American dramatist wore a mink coat when he went to his swimming-pool? Why should unarmed tourists steer clear of the Desire
Housing Project? Did the owner of a funeral parlour water the plants in his conservatory with human blood? Biographer
Ronald Hayman and producer Piers Plowright visit New Orleans to savour the mysteries and the rich gumbo of the Vieux Carre.
Recorded on location in New Orleans by Roger Dowling

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Hayman
Producer:
Piers Plowright
Unknown:
Vieux Carre.
Unknown:
New Orleans
Unknown:
Roger Dowling
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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