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Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
The writer tells Martha Kearney how the book got its power from the public.
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    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  2. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
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  3. Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
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  4. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
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  5. Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
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  6. 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
  7. Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
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    Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
  8. Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
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    Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
  9. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
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    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  10. Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
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    Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
  11. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
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    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
  12. Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
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    Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
  13. Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
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    Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
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