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Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
An excerpt from the historian's Hay talk examining the persistence of anti-Semitism.
  1. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  2. 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
  3. Tom Holland: The challenge of writing about periods before the modern novel
    02:24
    Tom Holland: The challenge of writing about periods before the modern novel
  4. Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
    01:47
    Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
  5. Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
    03:45
    Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
  6. Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
    00:58
    Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
  7. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  8. Yuval Noah Harari: Why money is the most successful story ever told
    02:39
    Yuval Noah Harari: Why money is the most successful story ever told
  9. Karen Armstrong: Freedom was only for selected privileged Europeans
    03:03
    Karen Armstrong: Freedom was only for selected privileged Europeans
  10. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
    03:45
    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
  11. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  12. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  13. Rose Tremain on The American Lover
    02:30
    Rose Tremain on The American Lover
  14. Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
    02:44
    Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
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