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'Do you believe in fairies?'
Marina Warner shares a story about Melvyn Bragg asking her if she believed in fairies.
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    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  2. Reading
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    Reading
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  3. Childhood
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    Childhood
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  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
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    Writing Books for her Daughter
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  5. Scarlet Umbrella
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    Scarlet Umbrella
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  6. The Characters
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    The Characters
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  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
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  8. Q&A
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    Q&A
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  9. We hope you're sitting down
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    We hope you're sitting down
  10. Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
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    Edinburgh Nights 2016: Episode 1

  11. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
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    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  12. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
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    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
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    B. Dolan - Still Electric
  16. Sage Francis - Hopeless
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    Sage Francis - Hopeless
  17. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
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    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
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