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Miranda Hart

Michael Berkeley's guest is the award-winning comedian and writer Miranda Hart.

Miranda Hart burst into our living rooms in 2009 with her semi-autobiographical, multi-award winning TV sit-com Miranda. Her irrepressible physical comedy and willingness to make fun of herself quickly endeared her to audiences, as she battled through socially awkward situations - particularly dating. She also had to deal with her overbearing mother, while popularising phrases like 鈥淪uch Fun鈥�, 鈥淜eep calm and Gallop on鈥� and 鈥淏ear with鈥�.
She then took a leading role in the 成人快手 drama series Call the Midwife as Chummy - Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne 鈥� and appeared in films including Emma, playing Jane Austen鈥檚 chatterbox Miss Bates.
Her recent memoir I Haven鈥檛 been Entirely Honest With You describes how she lived for years with undiagnosed Lyme disease and the lessons she has learnt 鈥� she calls them 鈥渢reasures鈥� on her journey from illness to recovery.
Miranda's musical choices include Grieg, Bach, Bizet and Mozart.

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1 hour, 26 minutes

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Sun 5 Jan 2025 12:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 (2nd movement, Adagio)

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 102.

  • Georges Bizet

    Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Singer: Nicola茂 Ghiaurov. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Stapleton.
    • Pavarotti The 50 Greatest Tracks.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Arthur Kent

    Bring Me Sunshine

    Lyricist: Sylvia Dee. Ensemble: The Jive Aces.
    • King of the Swingers.
    • GoldenAge Recordings.
    • 16.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Viola da gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV.1029 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Daniel M眉ller鈥怱chott. Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Bach: Viola da gamba Sonatas.
    • Orfeo.
    • 10.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals (The Elephant)

    Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Performer: Libero Lanzilotta.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Carnival of the Animals & Symphony No. 3, "Organ Symphony".
    • Warner Classics.
    • 109.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Singer: Peggy Wood. Conductor: Irwin Kostal.
    • The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 12.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor (1st mvt)

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Grieg: Essentiel.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 12.

  • Harry Glasson

    Cornwall My 成人快手

    Ensemble: The Fisherman鈥檚 Friends.
    • Cornwall My 成人快手.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Ben Bernie

    Sweet Georgia Brown

    Composer: Maceo Pinkard. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Performer: St茅phane Grappelli. Music Arranger: Max Harris. Director: Max Harris.
    • Icon: Menuhin and Grappelli.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 12.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe. Conductor: Nicol Matt.
    • Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium.
    • Bayer Records.
    • 17.

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Jan 2025 12:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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