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Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
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The humanitarian, author and one-time hostage recalls a trip in the boot of a car.
  1. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
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    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  2. Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
    01:57
    Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
  3. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
    01:47
    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  4. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
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    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
  5. James Rhodes on the first time he met Stephen Fry
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    James Rhodes on the first time he met Stephen Fry
  6. Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
    02:28
    Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
  7. Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
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    Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
  8. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
    04:19
    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
  9. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
    05:15
    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  10. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
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    Irvine Welsh on 'Juice' Terry Lawson from A Decent Ride
  12. John Boyne: The first review called it a novel of blush-making vulgarity
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    John Boyne: The first review called it a novel of blush-making vulgarity
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    Karen Armstrong: Freedom was only for selected privileged Europeans
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