Interviewer (Edward Stourton) "...do you find this credible, this story?
Sutch - "I do indeed, I do indeed, I have no doubt about it at all. Firstly I trust people, they don't make these things up, or if they do it's usually just one or two, I believe in life after death, therefore I belive there is the possibility of such things, I believe in the power of evil, I think it exists, and I have the source of that, the original, is Jesus casting out demons."
Int - "You have to be trained in a particular way to be an exorcist do you not?
Sutch - "You do indeed, because evil can be remarkably powerful, extremely devious almost by definition, therefore you have to be somebody of some spiritual strength, ability to understand what's going on and how to counrteract it. And I've had the...privilege I suppose of knowing a couple of exorcists, and one of them told me the most terrifying story of how long it took to expel a demon, but the thing that slightly worries me is normally demons possess *people*, so this may not necessarily be evil, it could be a disturbed Roman soldier, certainly a disturbed soul, but I don't think you need an exorcist, you probably just need somebody to pray, to put the spirit to rest."
Int - "So it's a job that could be done by someone like yourself in fact?"
Sutch - "well, er.. em em em ha ha, I don't think I'm worthy of such things, I'm too frightened of evil and suchlike, somebody who is certainly is aware of what is going on, obviously has a fairly strong psyche so that they can counteract any attempt by the spirit to enter them".
Int - "But it's very interesting the distinction you make...do, are you saying that the sort of ghosts that we talk about in ghost stories, spirits...walking in buildings, are slightly different from demons that possess people?
Sutch - "I would certainly think so yes, I would say that erm demons trying to possess somebody is a very different world, as it were, a very different reaction is needed, to a to a spirit that is...ill at ease, that has been disturbed at rest, and is trying I..as I see it to return to the other world."
Int - "So this could just be a spirit that 's unhappy rather than one that's actually evil?"
Sutch - "I, I would imagine so yes, I think that if it was a..a..a demon trying to, as it were, wreak havoc, I think we would be far more frightened people and people would be more aware of it.
Int - "Well it's intriguing stuff. Dom Antony Sutch thank you very much indeed for talking to us, and I should add that while we were conducting that interview, we've had another word from the hospital, we the programme have spoken to the chaplain in Derby, but she refuses to confirm or deny any of the details...the mystery continues..."
