Dawn French

Published: June 13, 2020, 10:55 a.m.

b'Dawn French has been one of Britain\\u2019s best-loved comedians since the mid-1980\\u2019s when her double act with Jennifer Saunders became a prime time television hit. She became even more famous as the star of The Vicar of Dibley and has gone on to write books, tour solo and write, produce and perform in television comedy and drama.\\n\\nWilliam Sitwell is a restaurant critic and food writer whose appearances on MasterChef and controversial comments about veganism have propelled him into the spotlight. His new book The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out allows us to dine out vicariously whilst the chefs\\u2019 kitchens remain closed.\\n\\nIsobel Midnight was working in a care home when her sister booked her onto a beginners fire eating course. A few years later Isobel became a professional performer and last year she won two Guinness World Records for fire eating.\\n\\nSaturday Live listener Jolene Jessiman shares the story of her great-grandmother Carrie Baliol who played for the first ever Scottish women\\u2019s football team in 1881.\\n\\nAnd playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn shares his Inheritance Tracks.\\n\\nProducer: Laura Northedge\\nEditor: Eleanor Garland'