Dame Emma Thompson was left overcome with emotion during an appearance on The One Show when she was handed a letter written by her late father, which was discovered in the BBC ’s archive.
The British actress’s father, Eric Thompson, was the person behind the creation of the English adaptation of children’s television programme The Magic Roundabout. He also narrated the show.
During her time on the weekday evening show, Dame Emma was given a letter written to the BBC by her dad. In it, he asked for an audition for a chance to work at the broadcasting corporation, as well as an audition report written by BBC producers and accompanying pictures of her father.
