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Miriam Margolyes on Harry Potter, Blackadder & How To Be Confident
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What happens when you put Miriam Margolyes and Romesh in a room together? Surprisingly brilliant life advice and a mild flirtation...
BAFTA-winning actor, author and national treasure Miriam Margolyes joins Romesh Ranganathan for one of the funniest, frankest and most unpredictable episodes yet.
Miriam reflects on her extraordinary career, from Blackadder and Harry Potter to her deep love of Charles Dickens, theatre and live audiences. She also discusses her new documentary, 'Miriam Margolye Made Me Me', her upcoming book 'Miriam’s Full English', life on Cameo, and why getting older has made her bolder.
Expect candid opinions on fame, politics, kindness, reality TV, social issues and public figures, alongside stories from Cambridge Footlights, her long standing beef with John Cleese, working with comedy legends, and why she still believes in seizing the day.
Plus: Shanthi’s question, audience absurdity and some truly unfiltered and unhinged moments… and yes, an on-air fart.
It's a hilarious episode and unmistakably Miriam.
A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.
00:00 Intro
03:32 A gift for Miriam
06:00 Miriam thinks Rom is sexy
07:40 The new documentary
09:00 On success
10:30 More on Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
15:45 On being a farty old lady and reality TV
17:08 Writing a new book
18:09 Unhinged audience questions and Cameo
21:00 On Nigel Farage
26:48 Most proud moments
25:37 Shanthi’s question to Miriam
28:29 On importance and popularity
32:23 Humanity, kindness and politics
37:42 Does Miriam like a full english?
38:22 On touring and Miriam’s broad career
39:37 Miriam farts on the show
40:30 Getting into acting
43:38 Footlights and her beef with John Cleese
47:13 Working on Blackadder
50:32 Harry Potter and it’s legacy
51:46 A message to David Essex
52:30 Miriam’s favourite actor to work with
56:41 Most surprising person she’s worked with
58:50 Most important work
01:00:25 What’s next
01:01:55 Misquoted
01:09:45 Advice from Miriam
01:10:44 Outro
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