Welch was looking for songs to revitalise Cliff Richard’s flagging career ... of longing and loneliness marked it as a great love song. Welch played it to Cliff and they recorded it in September ...

This is Sir Cliff’s second appearance on Desert Island Discs. He was first cast away in 1960, when he was just 20, but had already topped the UK charts three times. So what does he make of his ...