Sheila Steafel, the actress who was born in South Africa, went to drama school in London and had her first big break in the television series The Frost Report. Since then, as she tells Roy Plomley, her career has been extremely varied, including music hall, opera, theatre, a one-woman show and a long spell on Radio 4's Week Ending programme.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Concerto in D Minor For Violin, Oboe & Strings by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Dictionary
Luxury: Artist's equipment