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- ↑ Mitchell, Donald (May 1954). "Some First Performances". The Musical Times. 95 (1335): 267. doi:10.2307/934774. JSTOR 934774.
- ↑ "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : James Lockhart". BBC Online . BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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