Dear Mama - Read by Ian McKellen
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books chronicle the lives and loves of a group of unique people living in San Francisco in the late 1970s. Probably the most beloved of these characters is Michael Tolliver, a gay man who discovers that his parents have joined Anita Bryant's campaign in Florida to quell the rights of gays. He then writes them a letter, read here for Letters Live by Sir Ian McKellen.
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads a funny letter from a frustrated bank customer
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Dear Mama - More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. 1977.
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The Hope Speech | Sir Ian McKellen | Figures of Speech
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Ian McKellen Explains The Difference Between Acting on Stage and In Movies | The Dick Cavett Show
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads a beautiful love letter
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"Make Your Soul Grow" by Kurt Vonnegut) read by Sir Ian McKellen
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Tomorrow, and tomorrow -- Ian McKellen analyzes Macbeth speech (1979)
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Armistead Maupin documentary (Arena, BBC2, 1992)
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David Foster Wallace on Reading, Consumerism and American Politics
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads the winning letter from our Dear London competition
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Sir Ian McKellen Being An Icon For 12 Minutes | Best of Ian McKellen | The Graham Norton Show
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Gillian Anderson performs a letter by Helen Keller
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Mouses letter to his parents
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Sir Ian McKellen | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
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Why Movie Stars Struggle on Stage: Ian McKellen’s Masterclass | The Dick Cavett Show
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The amazing story of Sir Ian McKellen's first love ❤️ | The Graham Norton Show - BBC
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Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream - Britain's Got Talent - April 2009
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Laurence Fishburne reads a former slave's incredible letter to his old master
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"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
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