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With Great Pleasure

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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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Maxine Peake

Diane Morgan

John Shrapnel

Beth O'Dea

With Great Pleasure: Maxine Peake

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

11/07/2016

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Maxine Peake, star of Shameless and Silk, presents favourite readings at the Radio Theatre

Actress Maxine Peake, star of Silk and Dinnerladies, presents favourite readings to the audience at the Radio Theatre. Readers Diane Morgan (TV's Philomena Cunk) and John Shrapnel.

Actress Maxine Peake, star of Shameless, Silk and Dinnerladies, shares the pieces of writing that have meant the most to her in life. Including inspiration from Joan Littlewood and Marti Caine, Hovis Presley and Beryl Bainbridge. Recorded before an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre, with readers Diane Morgan (aka TV's Philomena Cunk) and John Shrapnel.
Producer Beth O'Dea

Pieces: 
Joan's Book: the Autobiography of Joan Littlewood
Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio by James Young
The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge 
Lucy in The Sky with Hummus by Hovis Presley 
A Coward's Chronicles by Marti Caine 
Music: Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary.

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