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The Queen's Reading Room Podcast
Episode nine: Richard E Grant (Bonus episode)
Welcome back to the season two of The Queen's Reading Room podcast. This week, we are joined by the one and only Richard E. Grant.
Grant has been a much-loved actor and household name ever since his breakout role as Withnail in the 1987 cult classic Withnail and I. His performances across the decades have garnered international recognition and have brought him a string of Academy Awards, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.
On this very special bonus episode of The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast, Richard invites us inside his own reading room and shares with us some of the authors and novels which have inspired and shaped his life and career.
This is one episode you won't want to miss...so sit back, relax and discover the joy of reading with The Queen's Reading Room Podcast.
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