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27/03/2017

Big Read Best Read

In April 2003 BBC’s Big Read programme canvassed listeners views on the nation’s 100 best loved novels.  Each answer is the title of one of the novels on that list.

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1.

What is the popular name in English for Bizet's aria Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from his opera Carmen?

2.

What was the name of the ITV drama series aired between 1979 and 1988 based on short stories written by Roald Dahl?

3.

What's the title of the album that features the hit song Hometown Glory?

4.

What was the nickname of the American jazz musician who wrote the tune Ornithology?

5.

The Sousa march usually played at US Presidential inaugurations is most commonly known in the UK for its use in which TV show?

6.

The Travelling Wilbury's band consisted of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and which other musician?

7.

Completed in 1893 what is the popular name for the Ninth Symphony written by a well-known Czech composer?

8.

Which band had a hit with the song After the Love Has Gone?

9.

What was the title of Gerry and the Pacemakers' second number one hit?

10.

What is the nickname for Vaughan Williams' First Symphony?