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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. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
    03:09
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
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    04:47
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
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  4. Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
    02:44
    Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
  5. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  6. Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
    01:39
    Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
  7. Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
    01:47
    Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
  8. Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
    01:06
    Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
  9. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  10. Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
    00:44
    Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
  11. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
    04:44
    Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
  12. Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
    04:24
    Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
  13. Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
    01:57
    Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
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