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Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
The author on Austen in film and theatre, from Laurence Olivier to AA Milne to Clueless.
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    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  2. Bill Bailey: My grandfather used to set us a bird-watching challenge
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    Bill Bailey: My grandfather used to set us a bird-watching challenge
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  4. Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
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  5. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
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  6. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
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  7. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
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    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  8. Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
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  9. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  10. Will Self: The death of the novel?
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    Will Self: The death of the novel?
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    Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
  12. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  13. Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
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