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3/4. Russell Davies celebrates the life and career of Tony Bennett. who remains the most revered crooner from the first generation to take its cues from Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Best known for his 1962 ballad I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Bennett (originally Benedetto) first hit big in 1951 with Because of You. Other top tunes, like Cold, Cold Heart, Rags to
Riches and Stranger in Paradise, established the singer as distinctly different from Sinatra. The series explores his personal and professional highs and lows.

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Unknown:
Russell Davies
Unknown:
Tony Bennett.
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Frank Sinatra.

Tim Flavin reads an abridged version of Richard Hooker 's medical war satire set in the Korean War, published in 1968. 2/6. The emerging lifestyle norm involves poker, cocktails and irreverence during surgical duties. Abridged by Tamsin Collison

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Flavin
Unknown:
Richard Hooker
Abridged By:
Tamsin Collison

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