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Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
The writer and actor relates an anecdote to festival director Peter Florence.
  1. Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
    01:45
    Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
  2. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
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  3. Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
    01:57
    Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
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  4. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
    01:47
    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
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  5. Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
    02:28
    Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
  6. Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
    07:12
    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  7. Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
    01:27
    Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
  8. How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
    01:18
    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
  9. Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
    03:08
    Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
  10. Cressida Cowell: Could dragons be real?
    03:31
    Cressida Cowell: Could dragons be real?
  11. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  12. Sheila Hancock on idealism
    01:32
    Sheila Hancock on idealism
  13. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  14. Jon Ronson: Can I interview you about your special brain anomaly?
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    Jon Ronson: Can I interview you about your special brain anomaly?
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