464: Christopher Hampton in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf

Christopher Hampton is one of Britain’s most outstanding and prolific playwrights and screenwriters. Currently his Dangerous Liaisons is playing at the National Theatre, while his Atonement has its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre on 29th May and his The Truth opens at The Apollo Theatre in June. He talks to Charlotte Metcalf about his life in film and cinema and the characters he’s met along the way range from his legendary agent Peggy Ramsay and schoolfriend David Hare to David Lean, Stephen Frears, Sean Connery, Emma Thompson, Martin Scorsese and many many more.

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464: Christopher Hampton in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf is an episode from The Oldie Podcast by The Oldie Magazine Podcast.

This episode is 40:10 long.

This episode was published on May 18, 2026.

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