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Who am I?

Barney’s poser is a tough one today.

“I was born,” says Sean, reading Barney Sloan's daily quiz question, “in 1939. I was an actor and model and appeared for six years in one of TV’s most popular soaps. I was one of the last two debutantes to be presented to Queen Elizabeth in 1958, in the final such ceremony at Buckingham Palace and made my film debut in a film which saw the introduction of an iconic British spy. In the sixties I played the female lead in a well-known TV series which was the first to be filmed in colour for British TV. I was usually cast as a ‘glamour girl’ in other TV series of the time, including The Saint, The Avengers, The Sweeney, and Bergerac, and I provided the love interest of Det Ch Insp Keene in a popular TV police series. In the late 70s I appeared in two films starring Joan Collins based on novels by her sister. I had an off-screen relationship with my on-screen husband in the TV soap mentioned and six weeks before his death I married him. Who am I?”

With music from The Shakin' Stevens, Boney M, Jimmy Buffett, and more.

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56 minutes

Last on

Wed 29 Jul 2026 15:04
BBC Radio Foyle

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Music Played

  • Boney M.

    Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday

    • The 70's: 1979 (Various Artists).
    • Time Life.

  • Jimmy Buffett

    Volcano

    • Volcano.
    • Geffen*.
    • 2.

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    You Drive Me Crazy

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Merle Haggard & The Strangers

    Sing Me Back Home

    • Classics.
    • Sun Records.
    • 9.

  • Steve Earle

    Guitar Town

    • Essential Steve Earle.
    • Geffen*.
    • 1.

  • Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond

    I'm Leaving It Up to You

    • The Definitive Osmonds Collection.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 4.

  • The Seekers

    I'll Never Find Another You

    • The Seekers.
    • EMI.

  • Tight Fit

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight

    • Chegger's Choice (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Don Williams

    Stay Young

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Geffen*.
    • 22.

  • The Killers, Brandon Flowers & Dave Keuning

    The Killers - Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Island Records.
    • 2.

  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Dusty - The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Smokie

    Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me

    • The Best Of.
    • RCA Camden.
    • 3.

  • Elvis Presley

    Don't Be Cruel

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • La Banda Loca

    La Bomba

    • Fiesta Latina Vol.2.
    • Digital Natives / Countdown Media.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Jul 2026 15:04
    BBC Radio Foyle