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Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
The author on the importance of rebelling against himself as he chooses his next story.
  1. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
    02:23
    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    00:58
    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
  3. Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
    03:09
    Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
  4. Tracey Emin's proudest moment
    01:26
    Tracey Emin's proudest moment
  5. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  6. Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
    09:53
    Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
  7. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  8. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
    01:48
    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  9. Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
    02:21
    Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
  10. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
    06:33
    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
  11. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
    03:57
    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  12. Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
    02:24
    Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
  13. Graham Norton: Bill Murray got quite wild
    01:30
    Graham Norton: Bill Murray got quite wild
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