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4: January - March 1996

The actor’s 1990s memoirs. A forgotten favour turns up on screen - and there are memories of film-maker David Lean. From 1996.

Sir Alec Guinness reads his own "diary of a retiring actor", abridged for radio in five parts by Neville Teller.

The acting knight's 1990s memoirs. A forgotten favour turns up on screen - and there are memories of film-maker David Lean.

Producer Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in 1996.

15 minutes

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Thu 31 Jul 2025 08:30

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