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The Music of the Few

on BBC Radio 2

Former pilots and ground staff who took part in the Battle of Britain talk to Keith Skues about their experiences and their favourite music
Among those taking part are AIR COMM PETER BROTHERS AIR COMM ALAN DEERE
GROUP CAPT DOUGLAS BADER GROUP CAPT DON FINLAY
WING CDR BOB STANFORD-TUCK
SQN LDR GINGER LACEY
Produced by JOHNNY BEERLING
To compile this programme Keith Skues and his producer Johnny Beerling , who were both in the RAF in the 1950s, have travelled thousands of miles - to Scarborough and Washington, dc; Montreal and Great Missenden, and many other places in between. They were helped in their search by Group Captain Tom Gleave , himself a Battle of Britain pilot, who has kept in touch with many of his wartime colleagues now spread far and wide throughout the world

Contributors

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Keith Skues
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Douglas Bader
Produced By:
Johnny Beerling
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Keith Skues
Producer:
Johnny Beerling
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Captain Tom Gleave

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