20th Anniversary Collection: The comic genius of Jennifer Saunders
When she and her great pal Dawn French were making their first series, French & Saunders, they were given complete freedom by the BBC, including the freedom to fail.
Despite a few mishaps along the way and a battle with breast cancer, Jennifer now says that early freedom, risk-taking and random opportunities were the best things that could possibly have happened to them.
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First broadcast in April, 2014.
You can hear Sarah's full conversation with Timothy Spall on the ABC Listen App, or wherever you get your podcasts.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/timothy-spall/11752648
You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784
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