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Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
The actress and author acknowledges the role boredom can play in inducing creativity.
  1. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
    01:47
    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  2. The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner in conversation
    45:00
    The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner in conversation
  3. Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
    00:58
    Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
  4. Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
    02:28
    Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
  5. Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
    01:47
    Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
  6. Tom Holland: The challenge of writing about periods before the modern novel
    02:24
    Tom Holland: The challenge of writing about periods before the modern novel
  7. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  8. Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
    03:45
    Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
  9. Rose Tremain on The American Lover
    02:30
    Rose Tremain on The American Lover
  10. Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
    00:58
    Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
  11. Sandi Toksvig on her favourite women in fiction
    03:32
    Sandi Toksvig on her favourite women in fiction
  12. Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
    01:20
    Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
  13. Sandi Toksvig: My father was fantastically famous
    00:54
    Sandi Toksvig: My father was fantastically famous
  14. John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
    03:11
    John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
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