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Archive on 4 – Portraying Real Lives

Maxine Peake speaks to Michael Sheen about playing real life characters. Michael talks about how he feels like he plays himself more when playing real people, and about how obsessive he got in playing Kenneth Williams. This is a clip from a longer programme aired on BBC Radio 4.

Listen to the full programme on the BBC Radio 4 website


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