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Midweek: Carmen Munroe, Denis King, Ralph Montagu.

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23/12/2015

Carmen Munroe, Denis King, Ralph Montagu.

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, Carmen Munroe, Denis King, Ralph Montagu.

Libby Purves meets actor Carmen Munroe, composer Denis King and Ralph Montagu..

Libby Purves meets actor Carmen Munroe, composer Denis King and Ralph Montagu, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

Libby Purves meets actor Carmen Munroe; composer Denis King and Ralph Montagu, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

Ralph Montagu, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, is the nephew of Elizabeth Montagu who is the subject of a new film - The Honourable Rebel. The film tells the story of Elizabeth - Liza - Montagu and is based on her autobiography. She was a musician, actor, linguist and she was recruited by both the UK and US governments to act as a spy during World War Two . The Honourable Rebel stars Dorothea Myer-Bennett with narration by Diana Rigg and is showing in 100 cinemas around the UK.

Actor Carmen Munroe is playing Cicely, Duchess of York, in Richard III at the New Diorama theatre. A founder of Talawa Theatre Company alongside Mona Hammond and Yvonne Brewster, she made her West End debut in Tennessee Williams's Period Of Adjustment in 1962 and starred alongside Norman Beaton in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmonds in the 1990s. Although she has starred at the Royal Court, the Tricycle and even the Royal Shakespeare Company in plays by Lorca, Brecht, Shaw and August Wilson, this production marks her Shakespearean debut at the age of 83. Richard III is at the New Diorama Theatre, London

Denis King is a composer. He started out in the 50s, at the age of 12 as a member of The King Brothers with brothers Mike and Tony. Since then he has composed over 200 TV themes - his best known being ITV's Black Beauty - and written over 25 musicals including Privates on Parade. His book, Key Changes - A Musical Memoir is self-published.

Producer: Paula McGinley.

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