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 1980, and the presenter was Roy Plumley. I cast away this week as the Yorkshireman, an actor, a playwright, ex-resler, ex-lot of other things,

Brian Glover.

Brian, which part of Yorkshire?

Barnsley in South Yorkshire.

In Barnsley itself or on the outskirts?

A little village just outside called Lundwood.

But I was actually born in Sheffield, but we moved to Barnsley and I was two.

A mining village, yes?

A mining village.

No pits there, but they know they all work locally.

Any musical interests as a child?

Well, Grimfeld Collary Band was just at the road so

You couldn't help listen to those a lot.

Any musical interests now? I mean do you play an instrument or sing? I play the

mouth organ. Ever played it professionally? I played it professionally yes with the Prospect

Theatre company I had to play then. That's why I learned it at the place

Swanee River.

What in? It was a thing called Circle of Glory.

It was an amalgam of Henry the 4th, parts 1, 2, and 5.

I played false stuff.

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