Miriam Margolyes on Harry Potter, Blackadder & How To Be Confident

What happens when you put Miriam Margolyes and Romesh in a room together? Surprisingly brilliant life advice and a mild flirtation...

BAFTA-winning actor, author and national treasure Miriam Margolyes joins Romesh Ranganathan for one of the funniest, frankest and most unpredictable episodes yet.

Miriam reflects on her extraordinary career, from Blackadder and Harry Potter to her deep love of Charles Dickens, theatre and live audiences. She also discusses her new documentary, 'Miriam Margolye Made Me Me', her upcoming book 'Miriam’s Full English', life on Cameo, and why getting older has made her bolder.

Expect candid opinions on fame, politics, kindness, reality TV, social issues and public figures, alongside stories from Cambridge Footlights, her long standing beef with John Cleese, working with comedy legends, and why she still believes in seizing the day.

Plus: Shanthi’s question, audience absurdity and some truly unfiltered and unhinged moments… and yes, an on-air fart.

It's a hilarious episode and unmistakably Miriam.

A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.

00:00 Intro

03:32 A gift for Miriam

06:00 Miriam thinks Rom is sexy

07:40 The new documentary

09:00 On success

10:30 More on Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

15:45 On being a farty old lady and reality TV

17:08 Writing a new book

18:09 Unhinged audience questions and Cameo

21:00 On Nigel Farage

26:48 Most proud moments

25:37 Shanthi’s question to Miriam

28:29 On importance and popularity

32:23 Humanity, kindness and politics

37:42 Does Miriam like a full english?

38:22 On touring and Miriam’s broad career

39:37 Miriam farts on the show

40:30 Getting into acting

43:38 Footlights and her beef with John Cleese

47:13 Working on Blackadder

50:32 Harry Potter and it’s legacy

51:46 A message to David Essex

52:30 Miriam’s favourite actor to work with

56:41 Most surprising person she’s worked with

58:50 Most important work

01:00:25 What’s next

01:01:55 Misquoted

01:09:45 Advice from Miriam

01:10:44 Outro

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