Ruby Wax talks to Amol

Ruby Wax began her career as a classically trained actor. She’s
also starred in sitcoms, made documentaries and done celebrity
interviews. Now she’s best known as a mental health campaigner.
In this bonus episode she opens up to Amol about her difficult
upbringing, the highs and lows of her career and the art of the
celebrity interview.


Details of support with mental health are available at
bbc.co.uk/actionline.


Regular episodes of The Today Podcast with Amol Rajan and Nick
Robinson drop on Thursday mornings. Subscribe to The Today
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Amol and Nick are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today
programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is
the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current
presenter of University Challenge. Nick was the BBC’s political
editor for ten years before and was also ITV’s political editor.


The senior producer was Lewis Vickers, the producer was Hatty
Nash, the editor was Louisa Lewis and the executive producer was
Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Jeremy Morgan and
digital production from Charlie Henry.