Doris Stokes
Desert Island Discs
BBC
4.3 • 14.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 1985
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Doris Stokes, the medium, first heard spirit voices when she was only four years old. In conversation with Roy Plomley, she talks about her experiences which include a brief visit to the spirit world, and she explains how she uses her gift to help others by putting them in touch with relations who have passed over.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Christy Young, and this is a podcast from the Desert Island Discs Archive. |
| 0:05.6 | For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music. |
| 0:08.7 | The program was originally broadcast in 1985, and the presenter was Roy Plumley. |
| 0:30.0 | This week, our cast away is the celebrated medium, Doris Stokes. |
| 0:35.3 | Doris, how would you look on a break from your very busy life? |
| 0:39.9 | Have you ever imagined yourself as a Desert Island cast away? |
| 0:42.5 | Oh, very frequently, I think. |
| 0:44.2 | Wouldn't it be lovely to be away all on my own? |
| 0:47.2 | Phony, I could just go away on a desert outside it. |
| 0:50.1 | Wear no telephone, and nobody's knocking at the door. |
| 0:53.5 | And just eight discs to make it a little better. |
| 0:56.3 | Is music important to you? |
| 0:57.7 | Yes, it is. I can't sing in open. I don't music. |
| 1:00.9 | Do you play an instrument? |
| 1:02.4 | No, I'm going to do that when I get to the spirit world. |
| 1:05.0 | I'd love to make music. |
| 1:06.6 | Uh-huh. |
| 1:07.4 | No, I'm going to play the piano. |
| 1:09.4 | I think that's big enough for me. |
| 1:10.8 | I don't think I can master the harp even on the other side. |
| 1:14.5 | Do you find it hard to choose your list of eight records? |
| 1:17.8 | Yes, very, because there's so much that I enjoy all types of music. |
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