Award-winning actor and creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Gertrude Stein, Miriam truly is a national treasure – and possibly our very favourite lesbian. She made us wait a long time for her extraordinary life story, and it’s far richer and stranger than any part she’s played. From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, her memoir This Much Is True is packed with brilliant stories, several of which Miriam shared with us in this live Literary Salon at the London Library. As you might expect from Miriam and her potty mouth, the conversation with Damian gets explicit and sweary at times, as well as being honest, intelligent and HILARIOUS – enjoy!

Interview and reading recorded live at Damian Barr’s Literary Salon, at the London Library, in December 2021.

Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman

Live audio recorded by Jake Clark-Darby

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices