Try free for 30 days

  • Oh Miriam!

  • Stories from an Extraordinary Life
  • By: Miriam Margolyes
  • Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
  • Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (45 ratings)

1 credit a month to use on any title, yours to keep (you’ll use your first credit on this title).
Stream or download thousands of included titles.
Access to exclusive deals and discounts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
Oh Miriam! cover art

Oh Miriam!

By: Miriam Margolyes
Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
Try for $0.00

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

Award-winning actress, bestselling author of her memoir This Much Is True, and Britain's naughtiest national treasure is back, and she's as outrageous as ever.

Join us on another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes.

'My new book is called Oh Miriam! - something that has been said to me a lot over the years, often in tones of strong disapproval. It contains lots more revelations and stories and discoveries and I can't wait to share it with you all!'

From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton's sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure. Oh Miriam! takes you inside both her head and her heart. Buckle up for the most irrepressible, hilarious and moving listen of 2023.

©2023 Miriam Margolyes (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

More from the same

What listeners say about Oh Miriam!

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    37
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    35
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    30
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Grandmother to the neglected

Miriam is an international treasure, not just national. if you don't enjoy her presence on page, screen big or small, then you are an uptight cunt.
Honesty & Genuine personality and character such as hers is rare but should not be.
As a neglected child of conservative parents she's the grandmother I wish i had with a view in most ways I wish I could possess.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Had my laughing out loud

Loved it! What a refreshing listen.
I found myself chuckling while out on my daily run, you would never guess what was about to come out of her mouth next.
Much loved human with a wonderful story to share

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Oh Miriam what a ride!

Very much enjoyed this read. What a very interesting life you have led. Many times I found myself laughing out loud.
Would highly recommend this book. There are swear words, if you are a bit fragile don’t bother.
I must read your first book now.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly Enjoyable

Absolutely loved this book just as much as This Much Is True.

It's thoroughly entertaining and so totally Miriam in all her glory.

Recommended.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Miriam I could sit and listen to you all day

Loved the book the way she told her stories was great couldn’t stop laughing. Would love to read or listen to more about her life

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Marvellous Margolyes

How delicious to hear the relish in which Miriam shares her life’s journey -the joys, the humour, the honesty, and her effervescence and thoroughly irrepressible nature. Bravo!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Miriam

Loved listening to this. I enjoyed Ms M’s last book thoroughly and the lovely weaving of a tale here has not disappointed. A wonderful listen with many smiles along the way.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved every bit of Miriam

What an icon! Miriam doesn’t hold back, she’s so refreshing and honest and warm and nuclear all at the same time. A true original

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful listening

Thank you Miriam. You make me laugh and I am very grateful for you being in my laughs.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Oh Miriam, another outstanding tome

Took its time, but once it found its Rhythm… it took off. Very worthy read, again!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Reem seraj
  • Reem seraj
  • 28-11-2023

HER

I just love her and loved listening to her tell us her story. For a second book, it’s just as brilliant and enjoyable as the first

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for James
  • James
  • 11-11-2023

More stories too funny

Her reading is amazing, she’s so funny and grass. It’s like your long lost grandma is back and not racist.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for OaklandBookworm
  • OaklandBookworm
  • 10-11-2023

Borrow rather than Buy

Most of this new audio recording is a rehashing of what Miriam Margolyes related in her excellent autobiography, This Much Is True. There are some tidbits in Oh Miriam that are amusing and fun, narrated with the style and panache that only MM can achieve. But overall let's call this new offering what it is, an attempt by the publisher to make more money from a wonderfully successful first hit. Miriam Margolyes herself calls this book "the sinker". If someone is going to throw money at you for snippets of life stories, it would be foolish to say no, especially since Ms Margolyes has already told us a good deal about herself. I can hear the publishers saying something to the effect: Miriam we need something NEW - give us something new so that we can offer this up as a legitimate followup to This Much Is True and sell it as such. The narrative of the Vogue shoot is amusing, and Ms Margolyes also does something of a Q&A drawn from the many inquiries generated by This Much Is True, which corroborates that she has been an inspiration to her readers and young aspiring actors. Having been in an industry known for not being kind to women, and being cruel to women who are not classically beautiful, Ms. Margolyes is an ebullient survivor and truly should be celebrated for her joy and achievements. But in effort to inject the "new" into this new book, Ms. Margolyes relates less inspirational, and totally unnecessary narratives of her nasal exploration, and a bowel/bathroom experience. (This is the 2nd recent autobiography by a Brit with a bowel/bathroom story - if British plumbing is that bad, Brexit is not the U.K.'s only problem.) What I would like to say to Ms Margolyes is you are an intelligent decent, compassionate person, and a brilliant actor - this comes through in your work. You are enough. No need to embellish with the sensational, or try to appeal with the lowest common denominator. Because Ms. Margolyes has been honest with her audience, as a reader I will be honest in this review - it's not worth audible points, or paying for this edition. But there are edifying moments in "Oh Miriam", and for that reason, if you are a Miriam Margolyes fan, as I am, borrow the book/audiobook from the library. Oh Miriam is not a book to buy, but This Much Is True is.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Doug in AZ
  • Doug in AZ
  • 01-10-2023

A genuine treasure!

Miriam Margolyes is the perfect antidote to what ails society. Direct, honest , compassionate and, not least of all, extraordinarily funny, she pretty much takes no prisoners when discussing the current state of politics and culture in general. Her boundless energy & optimism are an inspiration!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Brian Crimmins
  • Brian Crimmins
  • 24-09-2023

oh Miriam... what fun!

Miriam is a delightful storyteller. I could (and did) listen to her for hours! Honest and funny.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for melissa kunnap
  • melissa kunnap
  • 21-09-2023

Always Entertaining

Miriam never disappoints! This book is filled with highly entertaining stories and heartwarming memories.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Patty Says
  • Patty Says
  • 20-09-2023

A lovely life story of woman full of kindness

I thoroughly enjoyed this fun and historically informative autobiography.
Miriam has no fear of using her beautiful voice to engage us in her life journey and the rollicking fun she has had so far in 82 years!
You will enjoy every bit of this story of her career, education and family.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Karen
  • Karen
  • 16-09-2023

Love her

You just don’t get any better then Miriam. I could here her stories all day

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Kindle Customer
  • Kindle Customer
  • 16-09-2023

Fantastic!

Miriam being Miriam, what else can you want?

Only one tiny criticism, is that some of the stories have already been told in the first book. but it is only a few stories, plenty of new stories too.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Bert
  • Bert
  • 14-09-2023

It’s just Miriam

Incredible no holding back it’s straight talking we would never expect anything less from Miriam.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Sigrin
  • Sigrin
  • 01-10-2023

Miriam’s anecdotes.


Miriam, Love or hate her but this is another great book.

Her straight up, truthful, if sometimes outrageously rude anecdotes of life are just marvellous.

The way Miriam writes and narrates is as though she is sitting having a chat over a cuppa with you and I laughed and cried with her.

I didn’t think Miriam would be able to surpass the first book but thank you Miriam, I have thoroughly enjoyed your second book and can highly recommend both books,

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Ems27
  • Ems27
  • 17-09-2023

Brilliant storytelling

Love this, love her, love her stories and wise words, love her narration. Just brilliant!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for kathy emily lee
  • kathy emily lee
  • 16-09-2023

Miriam oh Miriam just want more and more !!!!!

Absolutely fantastic , refreshing and excoriating and wanted not to do anything else but loose myself into Miriam’s world !!!!!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Anonymous User
  • Anonymous User
  • 28-09-2023

Loved it and love Miriam

A good, kind and down to earth woman. I feel I’ve known her all my life

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Clobo
  • Clobo
  • 27-09-2023

Love her stories.

Love her stories and her telling them so much. Brilliant listen if you like her.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Charmaine Abeynaike
  • Charmaine Abeynaike
  • 27-09-2023

Another Brilliant Story!

Love a good Miriam Margolyes audio book. It always feels like your granny is right next to you and sharing her whole life story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Claire
  • Claire
  • 26-09-2023

amazing

throughly enjoyed every moment
narration was amazing.
what a life what a woman. ...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for TheGuyWhoLikesPurple
  • TheGuyWhoLikesPurple
  • 26-09-2023

absolutely Hilarious!

Oh Miriam! is absolutely fantastic, it's hilarious, thought provoking and inspiring, download this now!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.