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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 33 MIN

Roanne Bardsley on A Woman of Substance

from Writing The Thing · host Shaun Kitchener

Any show that puts Brenda Blethyn in a fabulous wig and has her talk about "reVenNnNnGE!" was always going to be a winner. A Woman of Substance has had enormous success on Channel 4 this year, and here its co-creator and co-lead-writer Roanne Bardsley discusses the process of adapting Barbara Taylor Bradford's epic novel, the joys of gloriously escapist telly, and her invaluable beginnings in soapland. Host: Shaun Kitchener Music: William Kitchener 

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