Dame Penelope Keith

If you love British comedy, you'll know and admire our guest this week: Dame Penelope Keith. The characters she played - Margo Leadbetter and Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton - are two of the best-known and most distinctive characters in sit-com. And this is a rare chance to hear an interview with Dame Penelope. Gyles talks to her about her childhood, growing up without a father, the daughter of a hard-working and talented mother who worked in hotels and took the young Penelope along with her. Penelope talks about her school days - when she was taught by Frence nuns - and how she got into drama school and got her first job in weekly rep. This is fun and unusual conversation with a much-loved actress. Enjoy this.

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Legendary British writer, broadcaster, ex-MP and TV star Gyles Brandreth hosts “Rosebud”, in which he talks to famous and fascinating people about their first memories and first experiences.Expect laughter, nostalgia, memorable stories, revelations and, of course, the odd name-drop from Gyles. We want to hear about your first memories - email us at [email protected] you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @therosebudpod Artwork: Freya Betts.Music: Phil Lepherd.Producer: Harriet Jaine.Rosebud is a 'Plain Jaine' / 'Keep It Light Media' Production Creator: Gyles Brandreth/Plain Jaine Productions

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• No. of episodes: 134
• Latest episode: 2025-06-06
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