Stephanie Beacham: Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? — FLAPSS

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Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?

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Stephanie Beacham

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None. I love reading, and I read a good book and a bad book at the same time.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

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I’ve been lugging around Doris Lessing’s books, which I have yet to read.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2024 source ↗

Anything by Dostoevsky. I tried!

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2025 source ↗

Any unread book a friend bought me.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗

My own biography! Being serious, there’s an Australian novel by Gregory Roberts called Shantaram that I didn’t read through.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

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Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

It is all there is.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

I was 15 working in Boots on Barnet High Street and it was terrifying. At coffee break you had to know whose cup was whose, and taking the wrong cup was a crime. I’ve met bitches, but I tell you they started out in Boots in Barnet.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Actress, mother, grandmother.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

Two ears. I am deaf in my right ear and I’ve just developed musical tinnitus – it’s not an interesting tune and you don’t choose it. I had three weeks of Hare Krishna night and day. Then it changed to Rod Stewart’s Sailing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

I think that’s a thesis.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Haven’t done it yet.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

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