It’s easy to see why she’s beautiful even in her seventies. She’s a rarity. Everything about her is so alluring.

She has the most lovely tone to her voice. Not just the accent. Just in general. Could listen to her talk all day. Brilliant actress and extraordinarily beautiful women inside and out.

I could listen to her voice all day...

She has a brilliant intellect. Highly creative and very entertaining and innovative in her thought processes.

Such a respectful interviewer with a gift of gentle encouragement.

And now I realize that I would fall for Helen at any age.

She’s just so fabulous in every way.

Mavis Nicholson was a marvellous interviewer. She had genuine interest in her guests, a knack of putting them at ease resulting in them divulging information of a very personal nature. Compare this interview with the horrendous Michael Parkinson one! She was like a friendly Welsh aunt with whom one could confide in. Her excellent journalistic skills helped produce some amazing interviews. Some claim her "talk" with David Bowie is his best interview. She was much liked by her interviewees, Elvis Costello confessed to having a crush on her 😁. His very first interview was with her. Her interview with Elizabeth Taylor is particularly revealing. She was deprived a prime time TV slot, perhaps too intellectual for mainstream viewing.😉 Ms Mirren has stated how much she enjoyed this interview and it shows in her relaxed manner and her willingness to relay such intimate information.🌟

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111 From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan. GOD--Helen is so,so,BLOODY GORGEOUS & what an intelligent lady & on one of the supreme actors,of all time. Great interview.........

Very enlightening. My late husband was an orchestra conductor, playwright, poet, oboist, pianist, and a teacher. He was raised in Southend-On-Sea. He always wanted to be traveling around.

Such an amazingly beautiful woman. Still is.

I just love Dame Helen Mirren.

1:02 Pessoa once wrote that the only thing that makes an artist actually genius is the ability to transform the merely individual and personal (parochial) into an universal work that speaks directly to the human spirit in any culture, tradition, bias, time and space. This woman is a goddess.

Bloody gorgeous lady, very intelligent and intriguing......love her voice.

Read "In The Frame", and I never stopped being intrigued by her. Beauty and brains always impresses me... ❤️

What a beautiful young, soft voice she had!

That's right, I agree (5:43)! what makes Shakespeare's compositions so great is that their scope is universal, they can identify with someone in Japan, Brazil, Sudan, etc!

Helen, beautiful forever, yet in actuality, and I love her....

Mavis Nicholson welsh lady 1930----2022....R.I.P..🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

What a stunner!

How nice to have no audience in the studio. I was at school obviously when Afternoon Plus was on. My sister who was on the dole watched it and loved it. Not difficult to see why.

that voice... ♥

Gorgeous lady.

Wow, I have been a big fan of Helen Mirren for many years now, but had never seen her when she was young, now I love her even more! She was so lovely, even back then, and cute and beautiful too! She still is too,lol!

Helen has always been so beautiful :)

She's so beautiful....

How can she looks so good even now?

That's how you interview people two beautiful people

So great! Thanks!

Very attractive and interesting young lady and well spoken. Amazing likeness to Priness Di who came later of course. Mavis best UK presenter ever.

A star was born

Mavis is like a friendly psychiatrist. Good interview. I like Mirren's composure and precision of thought.

Wow Helen in her early 30s she is still fit now in her 70s

The great Mavis Nicholson from Neath. Great writer and broadcaster. Ahead of her time.

Thank you for this upload....

November 1979, I was four months old then, my god. She was 34 at the time if my math is correct.

Far far better than the creepy Parkinson interview, totally different person back then, I love it anyone talks so precisely, intelligence and beauty, the perfect combination !

Georgeous skin. Gorgeous Helen. Good Grief!

Mavis Nicholson was the best interviewer ever. Put people at east and asked very good serious questions.

she is talented sexy woman even in her 70's

I see Princess Diana in her.

Right at the end she mentions Jim Capaldi. I used to know him a little, he was the drummer in Traffic. I had no idea that he knew Helen. Lucky man!

you can keep your average, mass-produced bombshell, I'd rather have an easygoing, charming, real woman as ms. Mirren any time. take notes ladies, not all men are terrified by a smart woman with an fascinating personality

What a striking women.

She sounds so much like Princess Diana when young.

Liam must still absolutely adore this lady. I would ❤

I love Hellen

Helen Mirren is the perfect actress, so guileless, seemingly lacking ego but in full control and self-aware. Her voice has always been soft, almost girly but with a mature edge when required and an overt but strangely a well disguised intelligence and sexual power. She is everyman's fantasy and time has not diminished this allure in any way, but somehow made these attributes even more so.

I liked that she used to do a bit more pauses in her answers than now, kind of giving an air of wisdom. Ironically now it evens looks as if she wants to portray a younger attitude :)

Always amazing!

I agree with her on so many things, she's cool. Kind of bugs me how so many males below just comment on sex appeal an looks.

Thanks for uploading! :D

Mavis has her femininity and sex appeal (not only Helen) and both women know it.

Her voice is so differant!

So intelligent.

She has always struck me as a woman searching for her identity.

Watching this, I was struck with a distinct likeness in manner between Helen Mirren and Princess Di. Now I'm going to shock... in the right mood, Germaine Greer had "it" in spades. Allure.

Helen Mirren is a rare beauty. She exudes sexiness just seating there.

Love her

Comes across as a very articulate intelligent person and reminds me a bit like David Bowie interviews and someone who you just want to watch and listen to.

Viva Mavis!

Helen's amazing. She was twice as sexy at 60 than 30

Am doing a H. Mirren Double in Where Angels dare to tread then The Door.

If you turn off the visual and just listen to the audio, she sounds just like Princess Diana

Goddess - that is all ...

She's a TRUE ACTRESS (not those stupid Hollywood stars...).

She is the most divine actress of our time.

A main difference here from Parky or other male interviewers is of course the Interviewer is feamale...plus the interviewer seems quite more sophisticated than Parky..or othe male chat show hosts ...bit like womans hour on Radio 4

I started looking for Prime Suspect and landed on a few early Helen Mirren interviews including this one and I have to say she was really sexy and what a soothing voice. I had only seen her from her Prime Suspect times on to her recent stuff.

actress!!!!!!!!!

Beauty

The lady Caesonia. Hail!

She has the bearing of a queen.

As charming as she is, she doesn't half spout some nonsense at the start. You can really see how her experiences growing up have conditioned her.

Mavis was the best interviewer by miles, so so much better than Parkinson and that lot.

Helen Mirren reminds me to Princess Diana.

I think she played Parkinson very well and he suffered mostly because he was firstly aroused by her and dealt her from the bottom of his deck of questions. I like Parky despite his being an uncouth middle-aged male in the mid-70's - just like half of tv humour was back then!

What a MINX

Being English? She's Russian decent isn't she?

obviously she's wild rebel without a cause and she loves photography art

Wish daytime TV was classy these days.

“I’m not very good with words”...........

Her side pose totally resembles Meryl Streep

So much prettier than the botoxed/ filled faces of today!

What a pretty nose!

"..was as happened to have written in English". Nice turn of phrase.

Hubba hubba ...she pretty.

Mavis Nicholson, the interviewer is now 87. That tells you how old this interview is.

You can tell that she didn't teach for long if she doesn't understand why pupils can't just be allowed to talk whenever they feel like it. It applies to adult learners as well. I've done some adult teaching and one of the most frustrating things is people talking to each other when you're trying to teach. It's so annoying for the other learners and you know you're going to have to explain it all over again for the benefit of those who didn't listen. 😡😡😡😡

Why do they always bring up a Fairground ! She's not the only one who goes to Fairs? Its like their not interviewers but psychiatrists,trying to trap her into saying certain things ! I love Helen Mirren as an actress!

No Brooke, I love her voice, if I liked her accent, I would've said that!

Has the emotional range of a block of ice.

What a babe she was

Huh I was thinking this must be 42 43 yes ago 35 yes of age lucky guess I guess I was just thinking she 35 in here ...

Yes people she was an actress........and not a a great one at that ! couldn't wait to get her kit off in those days.... and yes guys you wouldn't kick her out of bed .......

oh my I have such a crush on Helen Mirren I don't even fancy women in general but I'd go crazy about her and I can't even name WHAT it is!!

she talks like Princess Di did.

She couldn’t stomach saying Africans 😂😂😂😂 she gave a not so subtle eye roll when she said it

Her voice is amazing but her accent and mannerisms come across as cultivated rather than natural to me. I seem to remember she gained notoriety in her early career for taking her clothes off or being scantily clad which was unheard of then. That said, she is an excellent actor.