Description
She’s delighted us on-screen for decades. You’ll know her from the dozens of extraordinary credits to her name, including The Age of Innocence, Romeo + Juliet, Blackadder and the Harry Potter series, among countless others. Iconic Miriam Margolyes is one of the UK’s most recognisable actresses and is here to join us for a very special conversation about her memoir, Oh Miriam!
With a cast list that stretches from Churchill to DiCaprio, Dahl to Dietrich, Princess Margaret to Maggie Smith, Miriam is ready to bare it all.
Her memoir covers everything from ‘How to Stay Married’ to ‘Don’t Let the B*stards Get You Down’, how to break the thickest conversational ice, why swearing is actually good for you (though not on the Today programme) and the unexpected things she learned at school.
Join Miriam, Britain’s naughtiest national treasure, as she shares stories from the uproarious adventure that is her life well lived.
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About the Performer
Miriam Margolyes OBE
Miriam Margolyes OBE Born in Oxford, England in 1941 & educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, She is an award-winning veteran of the stage and screen, and an internationally acclaimed voice-artist and documentarian. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award for The Age of Innocence, she received an OBE in 2002 for Services to Drama. This Much is True, her long-awaited award-winning autobiography, was in the top ten for over a year. Oh Miriam! is her second book.
About the Chair
Peg Alexander
Peg Alexander is a Leeds based award winning broadcaster, presenter, and journalist across TV, radio, podcasts and events. A colourful, warm, optimistic northerner, she’s all about the world we live in and life in general – people, politics, the planet, and cake. She‘s a regular on shows including Jeremy Vine on 5 and previously Steph’s Packed Lunch, and is often heard on national radio putting her twopenneth in.
Broadcasting is her 2nd career. Before moving into the media she was a charity CEO and was senior in public policy. She was also founding Director of Bradford’s UNESCO status as the world’s first City of Film. She now combines both careers.
She’s written 2 books – one on how to keep weight off long term and is currently finishing a travel-inspired memoir.
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