Kathleen Ferrier was just forty-one when she died in 1953. But such was the awe and affection in which she was held that news of her death echoed around the world. Fifty years on, her reputation as one of England"s greatest singers is undiminished, inspiring Suzanne Phillips"s new film biography "An Ordinary Diva". Based on Ferrier"s diary and letters, and using all the surviving footage of Ferrier herself, "An Ordinary Diva" gives an intimate insight into a woman whose grace on stage was matched by her down-to-earth attitude off it. Narrated by Robert Lindsay, with Vivien Parry as Kathleen Ferrier, Patricia Routledge reading her letters, and contributions from Dame Janet Baker, Sir John and Lady Evelyn Barbirolli, Benjamin Britten and Sir George Christie.