"He was very set on playing Malvolio in his particular way, which was very amusing but to me a little bit extravagant."

Memories of directing Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in a production that "didn't work".

The actor in conversation with John Miller.

Actor and theatre director, Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) was regarded as one of the greatest thespians of his generation.

Producer: John Powell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in Decemberr 1978. Show less