11 episodes
The Madeline Smith podcasts Bill Lawrance
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Series 1: 'A Life in Laughter'
Maddy Smith, actor, comedian, writer and Bond Girl, discusses her career in her own words and 5 podcasts, with honesty, wit, charm, and laughter. In conversation with Bill Lawrance.
Series 02: 'No Regrets'
Maddy returns for 6 more episodes and more cafe conversations, taking deep dives to examine her career in children's TV, on location, in comedy, on the West End stage and most importantly how she has been guided by her instincts - without regrets. In conversation with Bill Lawrance.
A Guppy BAY production.
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SE02 ep01: 'no regrets'
In her first episode of Series 2, Maddy takes a deep dive into:
a professional conflict, a difficult director and a cruel situation. And talks straight from the heart about wrong decisions, bad reviews, bad advice and typecasting.
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SE02 ep02: 'theatre stories'
in her second episode of Series 2, Maddy takes a deep dive into:
the West End theatre, Habeas Corpus, Alec Guinness, The Mousetrap, Donald Sinden - and the perils, pitfalls and pleasures of a long running stage play... -
SE02 ep03: 'the Masters of Comedy'
in her third episode of Series 2, Maddy takes a deep dive into:
childhood acting and first professional comedy roles, studio audiences and canned laughter, funny men being serious - and her Masters of Comedy...
in conversation with Bill Lawrance -
SE02 ep04: ''changes in comedy'
In her fourth episode of Series 2 Maddy takes a deep dive into:
mime and silent comedy, modern comedians, the decline of sitcom and the rise of stand-up, Steptoe & Son - and her favourite comedy roles...
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SE02 ep05: 'on location'
in this fifth episode of Series 2, Maddy takes a deep dive into:
being on location, landlords and leading men, working with animals and bad weather, location catering, extras and stand ins - and the old BBC Television Centre...
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SE02 ep06 'from children's TV to Mastermind'
in her sixth episode of Series 2, Maddy takes a deep dive into:
working in children's TV, the perils of onscreen nudity, learning lines and first night nerves - and appearing on TV celebrity quiz shows...
in conversation with Bill Lawrance