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Miranda Hart

Michael Berkeley's guest is the award-winning comedian and writer Miranda Hart.

Miranda Hart burst into our living rooms in 2009 with her semi-autobiographical, multi-award winning TV sit-com Miranda. Her irrepressible physical comedy and willingness to make fun of herself quickly endeared her to audiences, as she battled through socially awkward situations - particularly dating. She also had to deal with her overbearing mother, while popularising phrases like “Such Fun”, “Keep calm and Gallop on” and “Bear with”.
She then took a leading role in the BBC drama series Call the Midwife as Chummy - Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne – and appeared in films including Emma, playing Jane Austen’s chatterbox Miss Bates.
Her recent memoir I Haven’t been Entirely Honest With You describes how she lived for years with undiagnosed Lyme disease and the lessons she has learnt – she calls them “treasures” on her journey from illness to recovery.
Miranda's musical choices include Grieg, Bach, Bizet and Mozart.

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46 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Mar 2026 12:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 (2nd movement, Adagio)

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Georges Bizet

    Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Singer: Nicolaï Ghiaurov. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Stapleton.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Arthur Kent

    Bring Me Sunshine

    Lyricist: Sylvia Dee. Ensemble: The Jive Aces.
    • GoldenAge Recordings.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Viola da gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV.1029 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Daniel Müller‐Schott. Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Orfeo.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Carnival of the Animals (The Elephant)

    Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Performer: Libero Lanzilotta.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Singer: Margery MacKay. Conductor: Irwin Kostal.
    • Craft Recordings.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor (1st mvt)

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
  • Harry Glasson

    Cornwall My Home

    Ensemble: The Fisherman’s Friends.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
  • Ben Bernie

    Sweet Georgia Brown

    Composer: Maceo Pinkard. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Performer: Stéphane Grappelli. Music Arranger: Max Harris. Director: Max Harris.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Morten Lauridsen

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe. Conductor: Nicol Matt.
    • Bayer Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Jan 2025 12:00
  • Sun 29 Mar 2026 12:00

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