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The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
The poet's sonnet celebrating her aspirational mother's obsession with department stores.
  1. The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
    02:10
    The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
  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. Edmund de Waal: The fabled city of porcelain
    02:33
    Edmund de Waal: The fabled city of porcelain
  5. Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
    02:39
    Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
  6. A future President tells Americans the dollar has collapsed in Lionel Shriver's novel
    03:32
    A future President tells Americans the dollar has collapsed in Lionel Shriver's novel
  7. Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
    01:47
    Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
  8. Sam Mendes on the James Bond franchise
    01:22
    Sam Mendes on the James Bond franchise
  9. Susan Calman on how Victoria Wood inspired her to become a comedian
    02:22
    Susan Calman on how Victoria Wood inspired her to become a comedian
  10. Marlon James: Full session
    50:23
    Marlon James: Full session
  11. Steve Silberman: ‘There has been no autism tsunami’
    02:48
    Steve Silberman: ‘There has been no autism tsunami’
  12. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
    01:22
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
  13. Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
    00:39
    Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
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