Listen "Audrey Hepburn"
Episode Synopsis
Matthew Sweet marks the 30th anniversary of the death of this icon of film and fashion who was also an EGOT (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award) and a noted humanitarian. Born in Belgium she supported the Resistance in World War II after moving to Holland, although her parents were Nazi sympathisers. Her films included My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, The Nun's Story, Funny Face and Charade. Matthew Sweet is joined by film historian Lucy Bolton, curator and fashion & film historian Keith Lodwick, film critic Phuong Le, and writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed.Producer: Torquil MacLeodYou might like other episodes focusing on film all available on BBC Sounds and as the Arts & Ideas podcast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo and the French New Wave https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00131ml
Bette Davis https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y068
Asta Nielsen https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013t59
Cary Grant https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hn1z
Jean-Paul Belmondo and the French New Wave https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00131ml
Bette Davis https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y068
Asta Nielsen https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013t59
Cary Grant https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hn1z
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