Tuning in…
Tuning in…
Castaway
1 appearance
Swedish actress known for her marriage to Peter Sellers, affair with Rod Stewart, and her film career.
On the island
Eight records
Memories of Rome, 1963, when she was desperate and penniless and a talent scout approached her.
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Childhood memories; she would cut herself and write in her diary with blood while playing this.
Revolutionary sound in Sweden; memories of being a fat little girl teased at school.
Memories of Switzerland, driving in an old MG with friends, drinking wine.
MotherFavourite
Her favourite artist; she recommended this track to Rod Stewart when he complained about lyrics.
Inspirational; she started running to this song after splitting with Rod Stewart.
Lacrimosa (from Requiem in D minor, K. 626)
From the film Amadeus, which she and Jim saw eleven times.
A group she got to know in the early 1970s; they remained her friends.
In conversation
Presenter asks
1:19Where do you get the strength from? You're obviously a very determined, positive person.
I think it's inherited. I got it from my mother. Also, if you have children. And you are more or less a single mother, then you have to find the strength.
Presenter asks
2:11Do you think you're the sort of person who invites trouble? Have you followed your heart rather than your head on too many occasions?
Almost definitely. I think even today I I would find it difficult to lead a perfectly normal, straight life as Brid Eckland. As a mother, of course I do. I'm I'm perfectly normal and straight and disciplined and read stories and do all of those things. But In my personal life I want excitement.
Presenter asks
2:51Do you regret doing that? You suffered an awful lot.
No. And I'm I'm not and I'm I must say this emphatically, I'm not a victim, never have been. I'm not a victim kind of woman.
The keepsakes
The book
Magazines (Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Health)
Various
Could I go for magazines? Yes, of course. There'll be no problem, then. I'll just take every Harper's in Vogue and Vanity Fair and Health magazine I have laying at home since last summer that I have not had time to read.
The luxury
I am a very discreet person. And I wouldn't want to cut a whole box of champagne to Desert Island.
Presenter asks
9:10Meeting and marrying Peter Sellers happened in about ten days. Was he so devastatingly attractive, or were you rather naïve?
It was probably a combination. He was very suave. Very sophisticated. He wasn't handsome in the classical word handsome, but he was attractive looking. He was in his um thin period. And he was already very successful. The the Pink Panther was playing and was a huge success. And Doctor Strange Love. was coming out as well. So he he was successful, very, very successful. So he was already Inspector Cluseot and he made you laugh.
Presenter asks
30:08If you never came back from the desert island, what would you want people to say about you?
None of those things, really. I think I would like to be remembered for having been. A good person. And a good mother.
“In my personal life I want excitement.”
“No. And I'm I'm not and I'm I must say this emphatically, I'm not a victim, never have been. I'm not a victim kind of woman.”
“Music has been the one thing that has been my constant companion throughout my life.”
“I knew in my heart. I have very, very good instincts, and I knew when I don't follow my instincts, things always go wrong.”
“I think I would like to be remembered for having been. A good person. And a good mother.”