My childhood. I was an only child, happy and secure, and there was always plenty of time to play cricket.
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Charles Collingwood
b. 1944
Born in Canada, Charles Collingwood, 81, studied at Rada. He began his career in repertory theatre and moved into children’s television. He later worked on the 90s quizshow Telly Addicts and in Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders. He is best known for playing Brian Aldridge in BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers, and this year celebrates 50 years in the role. His wife, Judy Bennett, played Shula Hebden Lloyd in The Archers. They live in Hampshire.
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Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.
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I talk too much.
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Not listening to me.
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Glass half full.
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In an audition at the Royal Court, this man called out, “Were you trained?”
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My first wife – we were too young.
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Standing outside a pub in Acton on a freezing February day in a threadbare overcoat doing market research.
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Watching the Festival of Remembrance last autumn.
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If you’d asked me last year, I would have said a knee replacement.
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As a man who tried his best to entertain.
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When my mother died in my arms, I feel I witnessed her spirit leaving her body, so let’s just wait and see.
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