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. Our cast away this week is for the sixth time world professional snooker champion.

It's Ray Reardon.

Ray, you are from South Wales, aren't you?

Whereabouts exactly?

Terediga.

So you were...

It's a top of the valleys really, I suppose.

For those who aren't aware where it is, it's near Ebervelli Murtha.

We won the choir.

Well, I thought I was quite a good singer actually.

Unfortunately, nobody agreed with me and I find

that in the bath I'm terrific actually. Yes we have to take your own bath. We all

like to render a nice little song and get rid of some of your pent-up feelings?

No, singing is marvelous. It's a great medium.

Now, what's the first record you've chosen?

Well, it's a record which I heard way back in 1945 actually on VJ Day.

And this is a time of jubilation and everyone in Triga gathered around the clock at

11 o'clock at night and I had a woman sing a song called Ramona and that is the

song is my first choice for the island.

Yes.

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