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Glenda Jackson – A life well lived

Celia Imrie and Neil Kinnock on their β€œdetermined and impatient comrade”.

In this episode of our 5 Minutes On podcast, the people who knew Glenda Jackson share their persona reflections with the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Kirsty Wark

A double Oscar winner, who β€œhated a fuss”, Glenda Jackson wowed Hollywood before turning her hand to politics.

She was the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn between 1992 and 2015, most famously delivering an impassioned speech about Thatcherism in 2013.

The actress, Celia Imrie and Lord Kinnock - the former leader of the Labour Party - reflect on a woman who saw no reason why β€œone’s profession should preclude one having political beliefs”.

This episode is part of our podcast series, β€œLives Well Lived”, available on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds, and as a documentary on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.

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