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Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
The writer and Nicholas Hytner discuss new film The Lady in the Van
  1. Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
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    Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
  2. Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
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    Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
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  3. 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
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  4. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
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    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  5. Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
    02:11
    Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
  6. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
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    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  7. Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
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    Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
  8. Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
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    Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
  9. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
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    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
  10. Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
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    Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
  11. Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
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    Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
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