Mark Gatiss
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A Day In The Life by the Beatles.
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Pyramid Song, by Radiohead, live.
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Chris Packham
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Wood warbler – the male's trill song.
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When The Saints Go Marching In, by a New Orleans second line band.
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What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
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