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How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
Executive producer Pippa Harris and writer Heidi Thomas both faced fertility issues.
  1. How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
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    How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
  2. Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
    01:45
    Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
  3. Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
    12:23
    Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
  4. Stephen Fry on the Queen Mother's new television
    02:05
    Stephen Fry on the Queen Mother's new television
  5. Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
    06:42
    Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
  6. 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
  7. Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
    07:12
    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  8. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  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. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
    03:45
    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
  11. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
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    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  12. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
    00:43
    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
  13. Cressida Cowell: Could dragons be real?
    03:31
    Cressida Cowell: Could dragons be real?
  14. Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
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    Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
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