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Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
The director is asked about the row surrounding diversity at this year's Academy Awards.
  1. Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
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    Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
  2. Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
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    Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
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  3. Information and art are different things
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    Information and art are different things
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  4. A reading from Amnesia
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    A reading from Amnesia
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  5. Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
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    Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
  6. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  7. Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
    01:04
    Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
  8. Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
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    Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
  9. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
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    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
  10. Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
    01:17
    Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
  11. Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
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    Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
  12. Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
    01:54
    Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
  13. Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
    00:51
    Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
  14. Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
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