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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

57. Miriam Margolyes is a lady of great passions

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Actress and national treasure Miriam Margolyes joins Fi and Jane in the pizza, bringing an old school friend with her. They discuss Miriam’s recent TV presenting in America, Cuba and India, her advice to young actors, Australian misogyny, and her lifelong love of Dickens. Plus, Garvey and Glover dream up a plan to co-present a news programme, and top tips for a heatwave.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the BBC.

0:03.8

Welcome. Welcome to a breezy biata here in central London.

0:08.0

On what is another apart from the breeze steaming hot day now Fiona?

0:12.5

Can I say you're a gingham fiesta today?

0:15.9

No, I've got my sapphic dress on him.

0:17.6

I've got the dress on that makes Jane go, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

0:20.8

Well, or makes me accuse you of being a talking tablecloth.

0:24.6

One or the other?

0:25.5

I could double as a tritoria.

0:27.1

Yeah.

0:28.1

So if you need me to, I can.

0:30.9

I could double as a tritoria.

0:32.9

I'd be at best a downmarket pizza rear.

0:35.8

I think I really would.

0:40.6

The BBC is pro to bring you, fortunately, with Fee and Jane.

0:44.2

Another collection of the random and unrelated,

0:46.8

Fee Glover and Jane Garvey.

0:48.8

No, handily available in podcast form.

0:58.2

I've got a school pick upstairs, well, so I'm slightly type of time today.

1:01.3

Sorry about that.

1:02.4

So it may go completely in utterly to use a very BBC expression tits up.

1:07.5

Yes.

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