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Apr 2013
23m 24s

Jeremy Irons - Actor

Bbc World Service
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Stephen Sackur meets one of Britain's most successful actors, Jeremy Irons. The Oscar winning performer is best known for his portrayal of troubled, brooding upper class men. He has just finished making a documentary about the potentially devastating impact of the mountains of toxic waste polluting our planet. He is an actor with very strong opinions. Could that get him into trouble?

(Image: Jeremy Irons, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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