Episode 12: DAWN FRENCH
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Episode 12: DAWN FRENCH - summary
The lovely Dawn French chats to Olly about her love of cider, her love of the west-country and her love of her husband - among many other lovely things - including an exclusive insight into her new book!
Episode 12: DAWN FRENCH - timeline
00:04 - This series of A Glass With is brought to you by Côtes du Rhône wines
02:16 - Dawn brings Fowey Valley Casteldore Cider. It costs £22 for a case of 12 bottles.
04:35 - Richard Osman is a British television presenter best known for the quiz show Pointless
05:02 - the biodynamic tasting calendar can be found as an app here
06:36 - scrumpy is a type of strong cider, mostly made in Cornwall
10:05 - Dawn married her husband Mark Bignell in April 2013
14:06 - Franco Zeffirelli is an Italian film director
18:30 - Jennifer Saunders performed with Dawn French from the beginning of their careers in comedy
18:45 - Dawn met Jennifer at Central School of Speech and Drama
24:53 - Fowey Valley first made a sparkling vintage cider, made in the champagne style
27:24 - Richard Curtis is a British screenwriter
27:26 - Dawn starred in the BBC television sitcom The Vicar of Dibley between 1994 and 1998
27:55 - Joy Carroll was one of the first female priests in the UK
30:38 - Dawn French's autobiography was published in 2009
31:53 - Dawn French is releasing a diary later in 2017
34:56 - Victoria Wood is a British comedienne who died in 2016
35:08 - Dawn would like to share a glass with Kenneth Williams and Eric Morecambe
35:49 - Olly brings Dawn a glass of Chave Séléction Mon Coeur 2015 Côtes du Rhône. The average price is £15 per bottle.
Episode 12: DAWN FRENCH - production notes
Recorded on 15 June 2017 in Cornwall
Hosted by Olly Smith
Produced and edited by Richard Hemming MW
Mastered by David Thomas
Hardware list: 2 x AT-2020 condenser microphones with pop shields, Zoom H6 digital recorder, ATH-M20X headphones
Software list: Audacity 2.1.3, Garageband 10.2.0