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Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
Why Keneally decided to write his new book, about Australia's link to an exiled emperor
  1. Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
    02:25
    Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
  2. The Old Barbed Wire
    03:52
    The Old Barbed Wire
  3. Why I wrote Private Peaceful
    03:58
    Why I wrote Private Peaceful
  4. On becoming a writer
    03:40
    On becoming a writer
  5. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  6. Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
    03:34
    Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
  7. Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
    02:54
    Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
  8. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
    03:41
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  9. Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
    01:54
    Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
  10. Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
    02:05
    Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite
  11. Schama Chameleon
    01:59
    Schama Chameleon
  12. Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
    02:46
    Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
  13. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
    03:38
    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
  14. Jonathan Dimbleby on breaking the Enigma code - and nearly losing the war
    02:42
    Jonathan Dimbleby on breaking the Enigma code - and nearly losing the war
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