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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.
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    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
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  2. Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
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  3. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
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    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
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  4. Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
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    Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
  5. Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
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    Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
  6. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
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    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  7. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
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    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
  8. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
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    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  9. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
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    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
  10. Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
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    Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
  11. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
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    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
  12. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
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    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
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    Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
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