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.

DISC ONE: Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade
DISC TWO: Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
DISC THREE: Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing
DISC FOUR: Glenn Miller Orchestra - Moonlight Serenade
DISC FIVE: Franz Liszt - Liebesträum No. 3 in A flat major
DISC SIX: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine
DISC SEVEN: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Song Of India
DISC EIGHT: Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana

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. Show less