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- ↑ Radio Times Issue 1035, 1st August, 1943, p.8
- ↑ Radio Times Issue 1062, 6 February 1944, p.8
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- ↑ "Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836)". Composer of the Week. Retrieved 25 January 2023.