Original version

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

HARDtalk

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Politics

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

HARDtalk: Dame Diana Rigg: Connecting with characters

Magazines & Reviews

News

Actress - Dame Diana Rigg

22/08/2016 GMT

Dame Diana Rigg: Connecting with characters

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Dame Diana Rigg: Connecting with characters

What's the secret to a great acting performance?

Dame Diana Rigg has an acting career spanning five decades, and she's won a new generation of fans with her role in Game of Thrones. What's the secret to a great performance?

In the public mind, Dame Diana Rigg will forever be linked with performances which were almost a sideshow in her long career. Her roles as Mrs Peel in The Avengers and as Bond girl Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service attracted huge attention, but it’s in the theatre that she's won critical acclaim and a host of awards. Now she has an iconic role in the hit series Game of Thrones - what's the secret to a great acting performance?

Picture: Diana Rigg, Credit: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images

Accessibility links

Programme Index

HARDtalk

Dame Diana Rigg: Connecting with characters

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

About BBC World Service