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Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
Tom Holland, Bettany Hughes and Peter Stothard on Mary Renault’s Greek historical novels
  1. Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
    00:58
    Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
  2. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
    04:44
    Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
  3. 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
  4. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
    05:29
    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
  5. Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
    03:45
    Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
  6. Sandi Toksvig: My father was fantastically famous
    00:54
    Sandi Toksvig: My father was fantastically famous
  7. John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
    03:11
    John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
  8. Cressida Cowell on maps and the writer's imagination
    02:55
    Cressida Cowell on maps and the writer's imagination
  9. Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
    03:08
    Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
  10. Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
    06:02
    Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
  11. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  12. Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
    02:04
    Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
  13. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  14. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
    03:45
    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
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