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Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
The human rights lawyer discusses why the term 'genocide' is needed.
  1. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
    01:48
    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  2. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
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    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
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  3. 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
  4. Nicholas Hytner: How Iraq shaped audience reaction to Henry V
    05:19
    Nicholas Hytner: How Iraq shaped audience reaction to Henry V
  5. Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
    02:37
    Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
  6. Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
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    Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
  7. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
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    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  8. Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
    10:08
    Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
  9. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  10. Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
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    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
  11. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
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    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
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