Today at 60: Dame Judi Dench
Actor Dame Judi Dench reflects on her long career
Sixty years ago, in the same year that this programme was born, a young actress called Judi Dench was making her debut in the professional theatre - as Ophelia in Hamlet.
Today Dame Judi Dench is perhaps our most respected and well-loved actress. Her latest is Queen Victoria in Victoria and Albert, the story of the Queen's intriguing relationship with a young Indian servant who became her confidant and teacher.
It is the second time Dame Judi has played Victoria. So what is it like spending so a lot of time playing such a powerful character?
(Image: John Humphrys and Dame Judi Dench. Credit: 91热爆)
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