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Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
The Australian author talks about how the act of writing engages the subconscious
  1. Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
    01:04
    Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
  2. How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
    03:11
    How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
  3. Why I've grown a moustache
    02:16
    Why I've grown a moustache
  4. The original virtual reality
    01:25
    The original virtual reality
  5. Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
    03:40
    Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
  6. Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
    02:05
    Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
  7. Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
    00:51
    Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
  8. Malorie Blackman's life lesson
    02:33
    Malorie Blackman's life lesson
  9. Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
    02:39
    Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
  10. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
    02:15
    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  11. Shakespeare and the reformation
    01:33
    Shakespeare and the reformation
  12. Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
    02:25
    Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
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    What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
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