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Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
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  1. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
    04:44
    Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
  2. 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
  3. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
    05:29
    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
  4. Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
    04:22
    Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
  5. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
    05:15
    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  6. Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
    12:23
    Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
  7. Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
    01:20
    Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
  8. Sheila Hancock on idealism
    01:32
    Sheila Hancock on idealism
  9. Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
    01:06
    Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
  10. Cressida Cowell: You can be a writer
    01:47
    Cressida Cowell: You can be a writer
  11. Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
    02:49
    Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
  12. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  13. James Rhodes on the first time he met Stephen Fry
    02:34
    James Rhodes on the first time he met Stephen Fry
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