Kathy Burke

Published: May 16, 2020, 10:50 a.m.

b'Richard Coles and Shaun Keaveny are joined by Kathy Burke who became a household name in the 1990\\u2019s for her comedy roles in Harry Enfield and Chums, Absolutely Fabulous and Gimme Gimme Gimme. She won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for her performance in Nil By Mouth and is now a theatre director and writer. \\n\\nDan Jones is an author of\\u202fbestselling\\u202fbooks on English\\u202fhistory\\u202fincluding The Plantagenets, The Wars of the Roses, and now the 20th Century. His historical sweep is broad, as is his career, which has included writing about men\\u2019s health and exercise, interviewing A-list celebrities and a regular sports column in the Evening Standard. \\n\\nJessie Knight is currently juggling being a primary school teacher with training as a champion 400m runner. In the past it was a combination that Jessie found impossible, retiring early from her sport only to change her mind, resume training and go on to win the 400metres at the British Indoor Championships in February. \\n\\nListener Sharon Yamamoto White tells the story of parents, who met in a US Japanese internment camp during the Second World War \\n\\nAnd film director Carol Morley shares her Inheritance Tracks.\\n\\nProducer: Laura Northedge\\nEditor: Eleanor Garland'