Ben Kingsley
Feb 16, 1986•35 min
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Episode description
Ben Kingsley became a star almost overnight when he took the title role in the film Gandhi. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about the years before Gandhi, the difference fame made, his work in the theatre and his approach to a role like Othello.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams Luxury: Telescope
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