Desert Island Discs - Dave Allen (1975)

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• SP

  @SpiritintheSky. · 2 years ago

  I keep coming back to Dave Allen. What an exceptional man he was. May he rest in peace, having helped to make the world a better place. Thank you so much for this video.

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• LY

  @lyndawolfe3139 · 3 years ago

  Has a lovely speaking voice 👍 you can imagine him narrating documentaries like David Attenborough does. 😊

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• T.

  @t.p.mckenna · 4 years ago

  His musical choices on the show were as below. &nbsp;Favourite track: Canon In D by Johann Pachelbel<br>Book: Ballard of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde. &nbsp;Luxury: Painting by Van Hook:<br><br>Isaac Albéniz<br>Asturias<br>Soloist: John Willams<br><br>Johann Strauss<br>Radetzky March<br>Choir: Johann Strauss Orchestra Of Vienna Conductor: Willi Boskovsky<br><br>Georges Bizet<br>Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)<br>Soloist: Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra<br><br>Leonard Bernstein<br>West Side Story Medley<br><br>Ludwig van Beethoven<br>Symphony No. 6 in F major &apos;Pastoral&apos;<br>Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan<br><br>Peggy Lee<br>I Don&apos;t Want To Play In Your Yard<br><br>Joseph Haydn<br>Keyboard Concerto in D major<br>Soloist: George Malcolm<br><br>Johann Pachelbel<br>Canon in D major<br>Orchestra: Jean-François Paillard Orchestra

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• IN

  @introspectivedreamer3864 · 3 years ago

  many thanks for this superb &nbsp;post I&apos;ve learned so much more by listening to the great Mr Allen, thanks and best wishes

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• RA

  @ralphdyson7926 · 7 years ago

  Thank you. I always thought that Dave Allen was a genius. Any new information is greatly received.

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• TH

  @Theedon69 · 2 years ago

  Love it

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• AN

  @andrewstubbings5628 · 5 years ago

  Such a cool guy!! 👍👍

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• SH

  @shirlegirling6830 · 8 years ago

  Where are the music requests from Dave Allen ??? 🤔🍀🍁👵🎭👍<br>Desert Island Discs is about the music requests from the Celebrity as well as the chat.🤨

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• BA

  @BaronMichaelDeBlone1066 · 4 years ago

  Note: there are no actual discs/music played in this extract and it does not even let you know what Dave Allen&apos;s selections were. The interview is pretty good though.

• AR

  @arafjan7488 · 3 years ago

  Where&apos;s all the music/songs?!!!!!

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