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Great Lives: Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh

Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh, playwright and architect

Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh

Caroline Quentin nominates the 17th century dramatist and architect Sir John Vanbrugh

4 Extra Debut. Caroline Quentin chooses playwright and architect Sir John Vanbrugh. With Matthew Parris and Jonathan Glancey. From 2019.

From acting in TV's Men Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek to restoring dozens of period properties and touring India for TV,  Caroline Quentin loves variety. 

When she discovered the life of the playwright and architect Sir John Vanbrugh, she had found a kindred spirit. 

Caroline appeared in an RSC production of The Provoked Wife by Vanbrugh - who also designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.   

Architectural critic and broadcaster, Jonathan Glancey, joins Caroline and presenter Matthew Parris, to explore the full and meandering life of this flamboyant figure, born over 350 years ago.

Producer Camellia Sinclair

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2019.

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