3. Helena Bonham Carter

Grounded with Louis Theroux

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Louis is using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he’s been longing to talk to – a fascinating mix of the celebrated, the controversial and the mysterious. In this episode, he speaks to actor Helena Bonham Carter, who is in lockdown in London. They discuss going to the same school, handling criticism and working with your significant other.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.8	I think that's hell enough.
0:10.0	Hello, I'm Louis Thoreau and this is my podcast series for BBC Radio 4, grounded with
0:20.2	Louis Thoreau.
0:26.2	In each episode I have a conversation with someone that I've always been keen to talk
0:29.8	to, but with us all in lockdown, this leaves us to the mercy of the internet and not always
0:35.7	the most technically savvy of guests.
0:37.9	I'm going to put you on speaker so Paul, because Paul might have helpful tips to add
0:43.0	in.
0:44.0	Okay, there we go.
0:45.0	My fault.
0:46.0	Or indeed presenters.
0:47.0	Oh, you're not coming out my phone, that's right.
0:49.5	Let me unplug my...
0:50.5	This is so many levels to this.
0:53.1	Now try that again.
0:54.3	Paul, speak again.
0:55.3	Oh no, that isn't working.
0:57.4	Well, only are we trying to see each other via erratic video conferencing software, but
1:01.8	we also need our guests to record their half of the chat we're about to have.
1:05.6	Paul, do you want to phone Helena directly and then you might meet more across the text
1:10.8	side of it than I am.
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