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Billy Bragg: 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
Billy Bragg on meeting the Queen.
  1. Billy Bragg: 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
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    Billy Bragg: 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
  2. The challenges of playing Demelza
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    The challenges of playing Demelza
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  3. 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
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    'Aidan was our one and only choice'
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  4. The difficulties of making Poldark on a budget
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    The difficulties of making Poldark on a budget
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  5. Why are Germans more welcoming to migrants?
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    Why are Germans more welcoming to migrants?
  6. Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
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    Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
  7. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
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    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  8. 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
  9. Juliet not Romeo
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    Juliet not Romeo
  10. What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
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    What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
  11. 'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
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    'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
  12. Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
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    Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
  13. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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