Professor Dame Carol Robinson
Carol Robinson on escaping out of her bedroom window as a child
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1980s
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Carol Robinson on escaping out of her bedroom window as a child
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Carlo Curley on his first public performance with billiard chalk on his hands
Gillian Lynne on deciding to sing as well as dance after seeing South Pacific
Patricia Ruanne on hiding behind a character to overcome performance nerves
Barry Norman on being hurled into a racial maelstrom as a 19-year-old journalist
Charles Aznavour on selling chocolate and stockings on the black market during the occupation
How 13 episodes of a television series made Robert Hardy wish for a desert island
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