Miriam Margolyes

Picked by Professor MM McCabe, actress Miriam Margolyes on her mother’s influence, pretending to faint at school and why she likes to shock.

16 January 2017

12 minutes

This clip is from

Woman's Hour—Dava Sobel, Miriam Margolyes

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