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Michael Pennington, Cynthia Shange, Scott Hastings, Beverley Martyn
Kirsty Lang on Michael Pennington, the Shakespearean actor who preferred a life on stage to the glamour of Hollywood. For Dame Judi Dench, he was her 'Mr Plum', she recalls his life. Cynthia Shange defied apartheid to be...
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Michael Pennington, Cynthia Shange, Scott Hastings, Beverley Martyn is an episode from Last Word by BBC. Kirsty Lang on Michael Pennington, the Shakespearean actor who preferred a life on stage to the glamour of Hollywood. For Dame Judi Den...
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Published May 22, 2026, 27:48 long, audio available.
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