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Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC.
  1. Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
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    Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
  2. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
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    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
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  3. Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
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  4. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
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    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
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  5. The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
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    The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
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  6. Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
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    Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
  7. Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
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    Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
  8. Letter to My Daughter
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    Letter to My Daughter
  9. 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
  10. George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism
    02:23
    George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism
  11. Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
    01:47
    Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
  12. David Mitchell: 'The best of the Star Treks are art'
    01:46
    David Mitchell: 'The best of the Star Treks are art'
  13. 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
  14. David Gilmour on the unique sound of Rattle That Lock
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    David Gilmour on the unique sound of Rattle That Lock
  15. Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
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