Mark Lawson Talks To...
Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life
Mark Lawson Talks To... - Alan Bennett
Author, actor, humorist and playwright Alan Bennett talks to Mark Lawson about his life and career.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Alison Steadman
Mark Lawson talks to actress Alison Steadman about her life and career, as she explores her gift for mimicry, passion for improvisation and joy of working with great dramatists.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Armando Ianucci
Mark Lawson in conversation with satirist Armando Ianucci.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - AS Byatt
Mark Lawson talks to AS Byatt after her Booker Prize nomination for The Children's Book. Byatt talks about her passion for literature and how she combines family life with writing.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Barry Cryer
Comedy writer and raconteur Barry Cryer in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Biddy Baxter
Interview with the TV editor and producer who brought Blue Peter to the screen.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Bill Bryson
Writer Bill Bryson, whose books include The Lost Continent, chats to Mark Lawson about how he shares the British sense of humour and his techniques for tackling litter louts.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Bill Oddie
Interview with the comic and naturalist. Bill delves into his past, from his early passion for wildlife to his varied TV career and the effects of his mother's mental illness.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Brian Cox
Brian Cox talks about his passion for portraying complex and difficult characters, his personal psychological battles and the low point in his career when he almost gave up acting.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Claudia Roden
Cookery writer Claudia Roden talks to Mark Lawson about her memories of growing up in Cairo in the 1930s, the true origins of pasta, and going kosher for her Book of Jewish Food.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - David Attenborough
World-renowned naturalist David Attenborough in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - David Renwick
David Renwick, the man who created the sitcom One Foot in the Grave, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Galton and Simpson
Steptoe and Son creators Alan Galton and Ray Simpson in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - George Cole
Actor George Cole, best known as Arthur Daley in the long-running TV series Minder, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - GF Newman
Writer GF Newman discusses his life and career. Responsible for the drama serials Law and Order and Judge John Deed, Newman also discusses his belief in reincarnation.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Ian Hislop
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop discusses his role as a satirist with Mark Lawson. He talks about the importance of Christianity to him and his years in Have I Got News For You?
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Ian Rankin
Bestselling author Ian Rankin in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Imelda Staunton
Actress Imelda Staunton talks to Mark Lawson about her life and career, from her early ambitions to become an actress to her role on the West End stage in Entertaining Mr Sloane.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - James Lovelock
The environmental thinker James Lovelock discusses his development of the Gaia theory explaining how life and the earth have survived in a self-regulating system.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Jane Horrocks
In a revealing interview, actress Jane Horrocks - famous for Little Voice and as Bubble in Ab Fab - discusses her life and explores how gender and age can affect career longevity.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Jimmy McGovern
Mark Lawson talks to screenwriter Jimmy McGovern about his life and career in television drama, his memories of working-class Liverpool and the impact of Catholicism on his work.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - John le Carré
John le Carre converses with Mark Lawson about his fragmented childhood, life in the diplomatic service, working with Alec Guinness, and his latest book A Most Wanted Man.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Jonathan Meades
Writer and television performer Jonathan Meades discusses his life and career with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Julie Walters
Mark Lawson talks to the actress Julie Walters about her life and career, as she explores her working class roots, struggles with self-confidence and finding peace at 60.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Liz Smith
Mark Lawson talks to the actress Liz Smith about her life and career. She reflects on her lonely childhood, her days as a single mother and her determination to become an actress.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Marguerite Patten
Marguerite Patten reflects on nine decades of cookery, from being one of the first celebrity TV chefs to her performances at the Palladium and the writing of over 170 books.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Martin Amis
Mark Lawson talks to notorious literary bad boy Martin Amis, who speaks candidly about his relationship with his father Kingsley and the death of his sister Sally.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Maureen Lipman
Actress and writer Maureen Lipman talks to Mark Lawson about life after the death of her husband Jack Rosenthal, working with Roman Polanski and being the face of a BT ad campaign.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Melvyn Bragg
Broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg discusses growing up in Cumbria, the death of his first wife, and the state of arts television, with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Michael Parkinson
Michael Parkinson talks to Mark Lawson on a range of subjects including journalism, cricket, flirting with his guests, meeting Muhammad Ali and his run-ins with Emu and Meg Ryan.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Mike Leigh
Film director Mike Leigh talks to Mark Lawson about his life and career. He talks about collaborative creative processes and why he doesn't want to work with Hollywood stars.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Nicholas Craig
Luvvie actor Nicholas Craig discusses his prolific 35-year career and reveals how the relationship with his mother heavily influenced his decision to become an actor.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Nicholas Parsons
Just a Minute host and raconteur Nicholas Parsons in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Phil Collins
Phil Collins tells Mark Lawson about his time as singer/drummer with Genesis, his successful solo career and his move into the world of movie soundtracks.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake talks to Mark Lawson about life as one of Britain's best known illustrators and children's authors and whose most prolific collaboration was with Roald Dahl.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Rabbi Lionel Blue
Journalist and broadcaster Lionel Blue, the first openly gay British rabbi, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Ranulph Fiennes
Mark Lawson talks to explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes about his life's work, as Fiennes reveals the ingredients behind his incredible determination and exploits.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Richard Wilson
Mark Lawson talks to the actor and director Richard Wilson, best known for playing Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave, about his life and work.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris discusses his career as one of the best-loved entertainers in Britain. He talks about swimming and Animal Hospital, and shows Mark how to play the didgeridoo.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Russell T Davies
Top scriptwriter Russell T Davies in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Sanjeev Bhaskar
Comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Simon Russell Beale
Mark Lawson talks to the actor Simon Russell Beale about his life on and off stage. He offers insights into how he approaches his diverse roles and his recent career changes.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Sir Antony Sher
Renowned actor, writer and artist Antony Sher chats to Mark Lawson about growing up as a white South African and working with his partner Gregory Doran.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Sir David Frost
Renowned broadcaster and satirist David Frost talks about his life and career.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Stephen Fry
Mark Lawson talks to Renaissance man Stephen Fry about his many talents, his mysterious disappearance from the cast of Cell Mates in 1995 and how he battles with his demons.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Stephen King
Horror writer Stephen King talks to Mark Lawson about his life and work.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Timothy Spall
Mark Lawson talks to actor Timothy Spall about his life and career. Spall reflects on his working-class roots, on being a 'professional depicter' and his fight with leukaemia.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Tom Jones
Mark Lawson talks to Tom Jones about his life in and out of the limelight. Jones reflects on his upbringing in a coal mining community, early pub tours and international acclaim.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Tracey Emin
Mark Lawson talks to the enfant terrible of the British art world, Tracey Emin, famed for her unmade bed and a tent embroidered with the names of everyone she had ever slept with.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - Vanessa Redgrave
Mark Lawson talks to Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave about her life and career. She reflects on her acting family, political activism and the loss of her daughter Natasha.
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Mark Lawson Talks To... - William Boyd
Author and screenwriter William Boyd talks about his life and work, reflecting on how his upbringing has shaped his writing's themes, which include identity and its loss.
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