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Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
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The author tells Rosie Boycott about childhood, and the characters Maureen and Anne.
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    Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
  2. Andrew O'Hagan reads a passage about a firefight in Helmand Province
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    Andrew O'Hagan reads a passage about a firefight in Helmand Province
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    Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
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    Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
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    Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
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    Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
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    James Rhodes' guide to love
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    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
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    Sandi Toksvig on the great women of history
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    BBC Arts at Hay 2015
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    Sandi Toksvig on her favourite women in fiction
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