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Molly Parkin
In conversation with psychiatrist Anthony Clare, Molly Parkin reveals some of the lessons she has learnt after a life marked by artistic, sexual and alcoholic excesses. (1996)
In conversation with psychiatrist Anthony Clare, ex-fashion editor and novelist Molly Parkin reveals some of the lessons she has learnt after a life marked by artistic, sexual and alcoholic excesses. After rebelling against a puritanical upbringing, her rapacious lifestyle reached its lowest point one morning in a gutter in London. Now a pensioner of 64, in love and at peace, how does she feel she has changed? (1996)
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Mon 12 Aug 199619:00
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Anthony Clare |
| Interviewer | Molly Parkin |
| Series Producer | Catherine Seddon |
| Executive Producer | Judith Holder |
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- Mon 12 Aug 199619:00
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Explore the great lives of those who forged their own paths in this BBC Four Collection.



