# Amanda Barrie

Episode podcast teratas
Diperbarui:

Simmone Howell 2010 Schools Event

Eclectic Australian children's writer Simmone Howell joined us for a brilliant event for schools in 2010. Suitable for S2 - S6, she talked about place, people and invention in this fascinating and charming event.

Simon Callow 2010 Event

On Monday 16 August, a gentleman came to the Information Desk to return his earpiece unused. "I didn't need it", he explained; "I've just been to the Simon Callow event!"

Bisexual Brunch - Challenging the Scientists Questioning Bi Existence

Let us know your views now - text us here History in the making! This is Britain's first regular mainstream show for bisexuals. Hosted by bi activist and writer Lewis Oakley and bisexual journalists Nichi Hodgson and Ashley Byrne, Bisexual Brunch is a unique podcast for people from all over the wor…

Amanda Barrie Interview

For this interview, we were joined by a real Corrie legend. Following an already illustrious career on stage and screen, Amanda Barrie joined the cast of Corrie in the early 80s as straight talking cafe worker, Alma Sedgewick. Over the years, she rose to become one of the era's best loved character…

397: Amanda Barrie at the Oldie Literary Lunch

Amanda Barrie speaking about her new book, I'm Still Here: My 90 Years, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on September 9th 2025

Amanda Barrie "What I have now is all that I ever wanted"

Nigel's guest today is Amanda Barrie. English actress Amanda is simply an icon of the entertainment world. She has worked with virtually every great name in UK showbusiness whether it be on stage or screen. She is most famous as Cleopatra in Carry On Cleo, Alma in Coronation Street and Bev in Bad G…

Ep. 536 - Amanda Barrie - Cleopatra in Carry On Cleo, Alma Baldwin in Coronation Street

Amanda Barrie is a British actress who first gained attention in the 1960s with roles in the classic Carry On films, including Carry On Cabby (1963) and Carry On Cleo (1964), where she played Cleopatra. On television, she became a household name as Alma Baldwin in Coronation Street, appearing regul…

Amanda Barrie: My Life With Dyslexia

Dyslexia has been a serious issue for actress Amanda Barrie throughout her 75-year career, especially when she had to learn scripts for theatre, film and TV. In this hugely entertaining conversation, Amanda tells Leonie Mellinger about how the condition became a “nightmare” and about the techniqu…

492: Damian Barr, Amanda Barrie and Percival Everett

In today's Read On we talk to Damian Barr about his novel The Two Roberts and we hear from Coronation Street and Carry On actress Amanda Barrie about her memoir I'm Still Here - My 90 Years and we find a link between those two books. We also find some new books in the RNIB Library and get a Books O…