Phil Drabble

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Phil Drabble

FromDesert Island Discs

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22 minutes

Released:

Dec 10, 1977

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Podcast episode

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Roy Plomley's castaway is naturalist Phil Drabble.Favourite track: Recording Of The Song Of The Blackbird
Book: Shorthand instruction book with paper and pens
Luxury: Set of bird-ringing tools, including rings

Released:

Dec 10, 1977

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Phil Drabble

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