Fifteen Seconds of Fame
Antonia Quirke hears from listeners who found 15 seconds of fame in the movies.
Antonia Quirke hears from listeners who found 15 seconds of fame in the movies, like John Chapman whose hair can be seen in two scenes in Star Wars. Hanja Kochansky rubbed shoulders with Richard Burton in Cleopatra, while Diane Poole was picked from her school playground to take the plum part of Hayley Mills' sister in Whistle Down The Wind. Antonia visits Downham village to meet Diane and her best friend Pam Dyson, who played Pam in the movie. There's the tale of the badly behaved extra and the resident of Notting Hill who was greeted one morning by the sight of Rhys Ifans in his grey underpants on his neighbour's doorstep.
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BUSTER KEATON ON TOUR IN BRITAIN
These are his tour dates:
June 18-23 Leicester PalaceÂ
June 35-31 Chiswick Empire
July 2-7 Wood Green EmpireÂ
July 9-14 Manchester HippodromeÂ
July 16-21 Derby HippodromeÂ
July 30-August 4 Leeds EmpireÂ
August 6-11 Glasgow EmpireÂ
August 13-18 Newcastle EmpireÂ
August 20-24 Bradford Alhambra
At the end of the tour the other acts gave Buster Keaton a gift. Â Photograph courtesy of Bob Borgen.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Antonia Quirke |
Interviewed Guest | John Chapman |
Interviewed Guest | Hanja Kochansky |
Interviewed Guest | Diane Poole |
Interviewed Guest | Pam Dyson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 20 Aug 2015 16:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 23 Aug 2015 23:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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