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In Characters

In the run up to Character Invasion on Saturday 29th March each day we'll be revealing the favourite literary characters of a collection of radio contributors including Richard E Grant, Lenny Henry and Mariella Frostrup...

Richard E Grant

The actor talks about his love for Lewis Carroll's 'quintessentially English' leading lady: Alice.Β 

Lenny Henry

Hear Lenny talk about the protagonist of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Randle P McMurphy.

Felicity Finch

The Archers actress admires Charlotte BrontΓ«'sΒ Jane Eyre.

Clive Anderson

The Radio 4 broadcaster and former criminal lawyer admires Harper Lee's Atticus Finch.

Mariella Frostrup

Mariella speaks of her fondness for Scout from Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Tim Bentinck

The Archer's actor is obsessed with Breaking Bad's Walter White.Β 

Adrian Lester

After researching Othello, actor Adrian Lester grew to love another one of Shakespeare's characters...

Pat Barker

The author loves the anger of one of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's most famous characters...