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Series bringing fresh insight into lives through literature, with guest presenters

Series bringing fresh insight into lives through literature, in which guest presenters pick readings from their favourite pieces of poetry and prose

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Stephanie Cole

Pandora Colin

David Hargreaves

Maggie Ayre

With Great Pleasure: Stephanie Cole

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25/07/2016

BBC Radio 4 - With Great Pleasure, Stephanie Cole

Actress Stephanie Cole chooses her favourite words at Bristol Old Vic Theatre.

Actress Stephanie Cole chooses her favourite literary extracts. Recorded at Bristol's Old Vic Theatre as part of its 250th anniversary celebrations.

The veteran stage, TV and radio actress Stephanie Cole known for Radio 4 comedy shows such as Cabin Pressure and Ed Reardon's Week chooses her favourite literary extracts. They include passages from Miles Kington's Albanian Book of Proverbs, and poems by Liz Lochhead, Louis MacNeice, Gillian Clarke and Carol Ann Duffy, read by Pandora Colin and David Hargreaves. The show was recorded at Bristol's Old Vic Theatre which is celebrating its 250th anniversary.

Producer: Maggie Ayre.

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