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BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Dame Joan Plowright at Home

Peter White meets Dame Joan Plowright at her home in Sussex.

Dame Joan Plowright talks to Peter White about her career, life with Sir Laurence Olivier and her blindness.

Dame Joan Plowright was discovered as a stage actor in the late 1950s before going on to have a stellar career – starring in The Country Wife, A Taste of Honey and as Saint Joan. She became Lady Olivier on marrying Sir Laurence Olivier in 1961. They were married until his death in 1989. Dame Joan took parts in film and television production up until 2014 when her worsening eyesight compelled her to retire. 

She lives in her home in Sussex where she and Sir Laurence came to live once he had retired. She openly speaks of her career, her life with her husband and family and her attitude towards her failing sight.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Lee Kumutat

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