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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. The challenges of playing Demelza
    02:00
    The challenges of playing Demelza
  3. 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
    01:47
    'Aidan was our one and only choice'
  4. The difficulties of making Poldark on a budget
    02:41
    The difficulties of making Poldark on a budget
  5. Billy Bragg performs Brickbat
    03:20
    Billy Bragg performs Brickbat
  6. 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
  7. Ben Miller remembers Professor Brian Cox in a rage
    01:11
    Ben Miller remembers Professor Brian Cox in a rage
  8. Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
    03:52
    Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
  9. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  10. Edna O'Brien on being invited to the White House for dinner
    03:30
    Edna O'Brien on being invited to the White House for dinner
  11. Chris Packham: Animals deserve a decent existence up to when they are eaten
    01:31
    Chris Packham: Animals deserve a decent existence up to when they are eaten
  12. Sam Mendes: It's time for a new James Bond director
    00:57
    Sam Mendes: It's time for a new James Bond director
  13. Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
    05:07
    Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
  14. Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
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    Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
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