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The importance of the BBC
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Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC.
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    The importance of the BBC
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  2. Billy performs Brickbat
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  3. 'Cynicism is the real enemy of all of us who want to make the world a better place'
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  4. 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
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  5. Yanis Varoufakis on Brexit
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    Yanis Varoufakis on Brexit
  6. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
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  7. Edna O'Brien on being invited to the White House for dinner
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  8. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
  9. Salman Rushdie on realism
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    Salman Rushdie on realism
  10. Thomas Keneally on Oskar Schindler
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    Thomas Keneally on Oskar Schindler
  11. Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
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    Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
  12. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
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    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  13. Shakespeare and the reformation
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