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With Great Pleasure at Christmas

Miriam Margolyes, Rob Brydon and a surprise guest join Barry Humphries at home for lively conversation, an exchange of prose and poetry, and some Christmas magic!

It's not often a library is filled with laughter but this is no ordinary library as we discover when we visit Barry Humphries in his favourite room at home. He鈥檚 joined by two very good friends, Miriam Margolyes and Rob Brydon who also share Barry鈥檚 love of poetry and prose. From childhood favourites to more recent discoveries, the threesome reminisce, recall encounters with writers and poets and read extracts from amongst others Charles Dickens, Edith Nesbit and Stephen Spender. A surprise guest joins them on the telephone adding their very own splash of Christmas magic. There鈥檚 also a tale about a dahlia, a word or two from Jeeves and Wooster and a festive burst of carol singing.
Produced for 大象传媒 Audio in Bristol by Sarah Blunt

57 minutes

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Christmas Day 2021 08:00

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  • Christmas Eve 2021 21:00
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