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Music in Air Force Blue

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At the outbreak of the Second World War at RAF Uxbridge, a London Irish former boxer realised that the best service the country's classical musicians could offer the war effort was to keep on playing in the uniform of the RAF.
Sarah Walker traces the story of Squadron Leader RP O'Donnell and the symphony orchestra he formed with many of the finest instrumentalists of the day. Producer Alan Hall

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Sarah Walker
Producer:
Alan Hall
Source: Radio Times

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