Hello I'm Kirstie Young and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs archive.

For Wright's reasons, we've had to shorten the music.

The program was originally broadcast in 1979 and the presenter was Roy Plumlee. On a desert island this week is the baritone Benjamin Luxon.

Now Ben the first thing we have to establish is that you're not English.

No, certainly not. I'm a Cornishman.

That's a slightly different race.

I'm in fact a very different race.

Now from the other side of the Tamar, what part of Cornwall?

My hometown is Cambourne, really, you know, write down in between sort of true and penzance.

You were educated in Cornwall? I went to primary school at home, Campbell and

they got a scholarship and went to true school. Now you have eight discs to choose

for your Desert Island.

Did you find that a hard job?

Yes, I found a very hard job.

But you'll come up.

I find that I'm inclined to, although my life seems to be totally to do with music. I don't perhaps listen to as much music as I should do and I find it very hard.

What's the first one you've got on your list? I would go back to be reminded of my childhood and the endless concerts that I went to as a child and took part in.

And I would choose a piece of male voice singing.

In this case, it is the Nuki Fisherman's hymn, a very well known and popular piece at home.

The won't go up to the fishing ground.

Over the moon, miss sea, come by clouds now let us see for by testars are free only.

Steady, go now the noise point, oh it's the heavy sail.

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