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Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
The author discusses aspects of his latest novel with Martha Kearney.
  1. Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
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    Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
  2. Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
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    Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
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  3. Tenor Ian Bostridge on inspirational pictures and hurdy-gurdy music
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  4. Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children
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    Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children
  5. Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
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    Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
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  7. Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
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    Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
  8. William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
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    William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54

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  9. Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
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    Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
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    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
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    Sheila Hancock on idealism
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