Thank you for joining us. Welcome to Briden and. It's our very special Christmas podcast, and our guest is none other than, shall we call her a national treasure? I think we shall. It's Joanna Lumley. I had the loveliest time talking to her. The conversation wasn't overly Christmassy,

although Margot Robbie does make an appear,

and she gets a mention for a Christmas reason.

There's so much to talk to Joe about,

and if you're like me, you'll just enjoy listening to her voice anyway.

She's got such a gorgeous voice.

We talk about everything from Gora Nation Street to travel documentaries to Martin Scorsese.

Yes, you heard right. So please pull a cracker, put on the Christmas hat, relax and enjoy.

Brighton and Joanna Lumley.

I could say that the whole reason for starting this a few years ago could culminate in today

when I get to sit down and talk to

Joanna Lumley. That's the best intro I've ever had. Well, it's sincere because this is a

this is a thrill. You can't meet many people who aren't pleased to see you, I would have thought.

But that's because I approach with such a huge grin with my great teeth flashing like a horse

and have done that all my life. So I think that one's public, that people who don't know me but

meet me will only have seen me smiling

or being silly or being foolish or being funny

or sometimes being brave and saving the world

but generally it's a kind of goodish vibe

from the stuff that they would see on television

and actually I love people anyway

so I find it nice when they like me back.

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