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Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
The author tells the story of Humphrey Jennings' Pandaemonium
  1. Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
    03:28
    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  2. 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
  3. Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
    04:10
    Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
  4. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
    01:43
    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  5. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  6. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
    02:34
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  7. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
    04:59
    Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
  8. Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
    04:21
    Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
  9. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  10. Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
    03:21
    Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
  11. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
    03:20
    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
  12. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  13. David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
    02:53
    David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
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