'Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?' Dame Judi Dench talks about her new memoir

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published October 31, 2026 at 6:42 AM CDT

Dame Judi Dench has a new autobiography out, "Is It Too Late to Make A Run for It?" NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dench and her co-author, Brendan O'Hea.

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