In 1990 the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) was given a slot on the BBC2 Open Space series, using the BBC’s facilities and staff to make a programme. Glenda Jackson donated her time to narrate Death on Delivery. She was, of course, both charming and intimidating, and I was overawed to hear her recording of words I had drafted.
At a reception after a memorial event following Frank Dobson’s death in 2019 I re-thanked her for her support for CAAT years earlier.
She said how much she liked to help causes she identified with; then she looked down at her empty glass, looked at the distance to the drinks, smiled, and asked me to resupply her – in a tone that allowed for no other outcome.
