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Ruby Wax on the most flattering thing you can do for another person
The comedian and author talks about discovering answers in her study of mindfulness.
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    Ruby Wax on the most flattering thing you can do for another person
  2. It's time for a new James Bond director
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    It's time for a new James Bond director
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  3. Why picking the next James Bond isn't a public vote
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  4. Meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time
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  5. Telling Judi Dench: 'You can try it but it won't work' - at 24
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  6. Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
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    Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
  7. Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
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    Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
  8. Jonathan Dimbleby on breaking the Enigma code - and nearly losing the war
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    Jonathan Dimbleby on breaking the Enigma code - and nearly losing the war
  9. Marlon James reads from A Brief History of Seven Killings
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    Marlon James reads from A Brief History of Seven Killings
  10. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
  11. Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
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    Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
  12. Shakespeare and the reformation
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    Shakespeare and the reformation
  13. Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
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    Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
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    The original virtual reality
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