Sunday, 23 January 2011

Listen: Betty Driver on Desert Island Discs

The wonderful Betty Driver, who plays Coronation Street's Betty Williams, was on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs this morning, Sunday 23 January.  It was wonderful.  Betty gave a very candid interview about her private life and I urge you to listen to it if you've missed it.

Listen to it online here.
Posted by at 13:00
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8 comments:

DavidS said...

Aw, I wish I'd noticed she was on... I enjoy DID but it's one of those programmes where I keep forgetting it's on so I only tend it to catch it sporadically. So thanks for the heads-up, will definitely have a listen.

23 January 2011 at 13:32
Tvor said...

Ooh i'm having a listen now. It's wonderful!

23 January 2011 at 13:52
Sea Penguin said...

Missed it this morning, but will definitely listen online. Love Betty.

23 January 2011 at 18:32
corrierules said...

The Daily Mail ran an article on Ms. Driver's interview. My heart broke when I read the details of her upbringing. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1349735/Coronation-Street-star-Betty-Driver-reveals-heartbreak-loveless-childhood-Desert-Island-Discs.html

23 January 2011 at 18:53
John in Cincinnati said...

It was a lovely programme. Miss Betty was lovely to listen to, but such a dreadful childhood. Contrary to what she thinks of herself, she has a lovely singing voice!!

24 January 2011 at 02:19
Anonymous said...

Betty's Desert Island Discs in full:

http://bit.ly/fPWRxw

She has spoken about her unhappy childhood many times before and detailed it in her 2000 autobiography, written with Daran Little.

24 January 2011 at 08:23
John Tomlinson said...

So nice to read so many supportive comments about Betty in the Daily Mail's reader comments section. A "National Treasure" indeed.

24 January 2011 at 10:09
Sea Penguin said...

Must get hold of the autobiography, thanks for that.

24 January 2011 at 10:25

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