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Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
Edna O'Brien on an emotional meeting with women who lost family in the Srebrenica genocide
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    Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
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  3. James reads from A Brief History of Seven Killings
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    James reads from A Brief History of Seven Killings
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  4. Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
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    Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
  5. Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
    01:12
    Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
  6. Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
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    Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
  7. Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
    02:01
    Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
  8. Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
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    Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
  9. Maxine Peake on the challenges of playing Hamlet
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    Maxine Peake on the challenges of playing Hamlet
  10. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
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    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  11. Malorie Blackman's life lesson
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    Malorie Blackman's life lesson
  12. Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
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    Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
  13. Chris Hoy and Joanna Nadin on the opening of Flying Fergus
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    Chris Hoy and Joanna Nadin on the opening of Flying Fergus
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