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  • Emma Thompson in Her Own Words

  • By: Emma Thompson
  • Narrated by: Emma Thompson
  • Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Dame Emma Thompson, DBE, is one of Britain's most acclaimed actresses and scriptwriters. In this collection we hear—in her own words—about her early career as a comic and scriptwriter. She discusses some of her most famous works, including Fortunes of War, Sense and Sensibility, Remains of the Day and Nanny McPhee, and explains how she has managed to remain grounded during her rise to fame as an actress.

She also touches on more personal topics, including the importance of her family and friends in her life, the difficulty of being a woman in the world of Hollywood, her struggle with infertility and her charity work during the HIV and AIDs epidemic in Africa during the 1990s.

The interviews included are taken from: Wogan, BBC One (first broadcast 7th October 1987); Pebble Mill, BBC One (first broadcast 14th February 1996); Hard Talk, BBC News 24 (first broadcast 19th December 2003); Phil Jupitus, BBC Radio 6 Music (first broadcast 12th October 2005), Jonathan Ross, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 25th February 2006), Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 28th March 2010).

Please note: due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary.
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Lazy quick money spinner 1 hr of interview compilations.

Felt ripped off. I love an audio autobiography but this fell drastically short and disappointing. Used to love ET, but this has made me reconsider

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Just a collection of interviews

Poor and short and not a book as implied. Simply a collection of interviews that I am sure could be googled

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