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

This edition may be slightly different from what was actually broadcast,

but it's the only version we have.

It comes from the British Library's radio collection. It was

archived without the music, so although the Castaways choices are introduced,

they're not part of this recording. Full details can be found on the Castaway's page on the Desert Island Discs website.

The program was originally broadcast in 1980,

and the presenter was Roy Plumley.

Our Castaway this week is a buck. And the presenter was Roy Plumley.

Our castaway this week is a boxer. Until recently, World Middleway Champion,

Britain's Alan Minter.

Alan, you found in music.

Yes, I'm fairly fond of music, fun the music in times I have a few

spare moments in between training where I like to listen to a few records you know do

you play an instrument yourself or or sing I can't sing a note but but I'm in the process now of buying a

piano because I've always loved the hero piano. There's only better than going to a

restaurant. You can forget the background music, but if you've got a guy on the

playing the tune on the piano it's just fantastic and I might get my little girl to learn to play

you can learn to play yourself well I might you know if I get time yeah now a boxer lives a gregarious life he has his backup team around him how well could you adapt to loneliness

Here you are on this island all by yourself. Well it's a job to know really you know I mean as a professional fight I've always got somebody around me no matter where I go there's someone with me or if I drive anywhere there's someone driving me so the be on my own for a long period of time

I don't know how how I would do it but I would have to adapt. Right, you've got just eight records with you. What's the first one you've chosen?

The first one is, by net keen it's sweet Bahrain. I think I can guess why.

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