The BFI Radio Times TV festival: Joanna Lumley interview | BFI

Joanna Lumley is interviewed about her career by Richard Coles at the BFI Radio Times TV Festival, where she was inducted into the magazine's Hall of Fame.
For five decades Joanna Lumley has illuminated British TV, successfully turning her hand to everything from acting to writing, directing and presenting. As Lumley marks 50 years in the industry and is inducted into the Radio Times Hall of Fame, she also returns to the BFI stage to talk about her varied career, from The New Avengers and Sapphire and Steel through to her BAFTA-winning portrayal of Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous, and her recent role as the intrepid presenter of travelogues from far-flung places.
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[@vanessaeasterbrook6872]

She is a British legend and she should be Dame Joanna Lumley she has given so much to this country through her acting and charity work.Remarkable and wonderful

[@myheadfelloffff]

She became a Dame this year 😍

[@margaretryan2007]

Dear Joanna Lumley is just one of the nicest and caring person I have ever met ,she should be a Dame long long ago ,wish we had more people like her Bless you dearest Joanna,We love you

[@colleendavies7036]

I think she has been given the award of "Dame", but declined. This would demonstrate her realness, although she OBE

[@violettalaber9854]

She is gorgeous inside, outside!

[@agasaga]

What a lovely interview with Joanna! I have to admit, moment I saw the priest collar, I was like ooh...cautious! Hats off to Richard tho, that was very well done! Earned a fan here! :D

[@ThomasAdamLamb]

What a fantastic interview..Jo touched on many things she said on her tour in 2018, I saw her in Liverpool and she was so funny and engaging, how lovely to give her the picture at the end, she seemed so genuine and grateful..eloquent and amazing as always..the absolutely fabulous Joanna! Thanks for uploading this

[@belle6577]

She’s absolutely fabulous in every way xo

[@johnmacleod4481]

Learning is a lifelong exercise by choice,design,attitude,action,ability and determination,Miss Lumley has achieved this fully in her metiorical television career

[@zarimashadi]

Joanna Lumley beautiful as well as brain and beautiful soul ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹

[@hugomartin2044]

As a kid, I totally felt in love with her in the seventies. And I'm still ! From Belgium with love...

[@violettalaber9854]

She is a great actress, she is great all the documentum she does, like silk road etc. I watched all her shows.

[@rabidsamfan]

Love Joanna Lumley. Thank you so much for this.

[@broken1394]

Richard Coles was in the Communards.

[@timcollins3484]

Pity that there are no captions in Netflix - I just wanted to congratulate Joanna on he execellent series on the Silk road especially Persia in the rotunda reading poetry.

[@camerong5513]

she's so refined, yet workaday :)

[@benters3509]

He did a good job as the interviewer. I've watched a few Joanna interviews , but always ended up wondering what the real Joanna was like. I think here, you could get just a glimpse. She is adorable, but I reckon there is a hint of iron not far under the surface.

[@Anotheranxiousmillennial]

Love her so much. Absolutely my hero ❤️🤟🏻

[@jeanhawken4482]

Joanna is so right about social behaviours and what people want.

[@Madeforhoney]

Joanna Lumley would make a brilliant 007.

[@robynvontiedemann2666]

Luv her to bits. Oh yes, she should be a Dame or something great. Robyn, Sydney, Australia

[@vikingdeathstrike]

21:28 Me!👋🤦‍♀️😆 Had to go back to my freshly buried grandfather's grave to pick some of the gorgeous white casket arrangement roses for family to save. Forgot to remove my 6" heels not that that'd have saved me. (6" stilettos on my 6' tall self=monstrously TALL lol) I believe it had rained sometime that week. Needless to say after fully extending myself to get at one last specific rose my grandmother wanted, next thing I know I was sinking. And not just upto my ankles....to my hips sooo a good 3+ feet into my grandpa's grave. Every curse word in the book was rapidly coming out of my mouth after which each curse word I'd say "Sorry gramps I take that back" and repeat! THANKFULLY the cemetery was fairly close to the farm and so a few of my uncles came back and hauled me out sans shoes and half of my dress. Pretty sure I lost my thong too. Also meant EVERYONE at the post burial lunch 300+ people, heard me swearing & apologizing like an idiot, coming back covered in mud missing most of my clothing. 😅 Very little scared me back then or now but regardless of me being okay with death, being able to laugh about it over the year's....tis NOT something I'd recommend.. Joanna Lumley...QUEEN! Always such a beautiful, delightful, intelligent person and inspiration! Love her travel adventures as much as AbFab. I need all of my favorite books read to me with her equally incredible voice. Not that you'll ever see this however thank you for all you've done. And hey,,I can forever say that I did a Patsy falling into a grave!

[@cherilynroyall933]

Just AB FAB JO ❤❤❤

[@12spiderhider34]

I adore her so much, I look forward to a new documentary from her. she takes us all around the world :)

[@CubeCyclone]

love this beautiful woman... and so naturally witty.

[@markstevens9660]

Just adorable …. 👏👏👏 …….✨🌟

[@justaman5418]

at 12.50 quite interesting what he was going on about some truth to that ?

[@brocktoon8]

I've always agreed with everything Joanna says but I disagree about university. I cherish my uni days, I learned sooooooooooo much and had such a fun time. I would never give that up.

[@davidedwardwilliams9639]

Are you going to upload the recent David Walliams interview?

[@dianeferguson9957]

I love this lady

[@stephenbelcher4376]

And still No Green Berets Leakeyss

[@broken1394]

Sapphire.

[@stephenbelcher4376]

Take Iver

[@stephenbelcher4376]

Royal Marines Commandos MAAM

[@rosliariffin6225]

Inilah perdey

[@stephenbelcher4376]

If Y don’t 007 Lumley I all Lucie I’ll ull

[@rah62]

Why is she being interviewed by a priest?

[@morganfjp]

Actually Richard Coles seems like the ideal man to interview such a fascinating person as Joanna. Look him up on wiki, he has lived a remarkable life and he’s an intelligent educated and very compassionate person. Having discovered him today I intend to read his two-volume autobiography.

[@puffthemagicdragon9534]

Is that a priest moonlighting?

[@ennesshay5040]

38:40 -- OFF-$hore Non-Dom Daily Mail / Faily Male Question ?

[@nermalk2350]

I have never liked Joanna lumley. What is the point.?

[@bellaellis5979]

Nermal K she is classy, poised, beautiful, inspiring, talented, entertaining...!? what isn't she??

[@ewanoxborrow1024]

Why are you here then 🤣🤣

[@Tidybitz]

There is absolutely nothing not to like.

[@johnnaylor823]

Shes fantastic