This download is the only extract the BBC has of this edition of Desert Island Disks.

The presenter was Roy Plumley.

Teddy, how well do you think you would face solitude?

Oh, I couldn't. I couldn't because I'd have to. No, I'm stuck on his island.

But I like arguing. I like discussing. I'm not very nice to live with sometimes.

And if I'm going to be stuck with myself on this desert island, it's a bit of a job.

Apart from solitude, is there anything in the situation of being a desert island cast away

that would frighten you? Oh, yes, because I get my own fighting align.

I'll have a go with the line. But you see, my mother, when I was a kid,

if there was a mouse or anything, oh, quick, there's a mouse, quick.

And it's something deep inside me. It runs quickly, finds the life out of me.

So I'll be petrified of the spiders and the quick, darting things.

Do you have a religious faith that would help?

Yes, I have. Very strong church of England.

I couldn't just live there alone to think of me as the only person.

It's music important to you.

It's important as a background, and also, and the right time, and the right mood, music,

and records of all description, excitement, and give me something which nothing else can give.

What's the first one you've chosen?

The first one is Chikoska's Sleeping Beauty, the Grand Part of Dare.

Why do you choose that? Well, no, life is a valid answer.

Very good valid answer. And she taught me how to enjoy ballet music.

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